Question 17127 — foreign policy

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Ms Liliana Tanguy questions the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs on the suspension of the Treaty on Intermediate-Range Nuclear Weapons (INF-FNI). This 1987 treaty, constituting the cornerstone of security in Europe, prohibits the two signatory powers, the United States and Russia, from possessing land-based missiles with a range of between 500 and 5,500 km. Both parties accuse each other of not comply with the text and announced, at the beginning of February 2019, that they wanted to suspend their obligations. This process risks, if no outcome is found within the six-month period provided for by the treaty, of weakening European and global stability and, ultimately, of relaunching an arms race. The Secretary General of NATO announced, Tuesday February 12, 2019, the preparation of “dissuasive measures” to strengthen territorial defense against the threat of new Russian nuclear-capable missiles. She would like to know the French position on these announcements.

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