France–Kiribati relations

In 1995, Kiribati briefly suspended its diplomatic relations with France in protest against French nuclear tests at Mururoa in French Polynesia.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/2944816.stm "Timeline: Kiribati"], BBC, April 29, 2009

France provides aid to Kiribati in various forms. French aid enabled the opening on nine school classes on Maiana in the early 2000s, and France also recently assisted Kiribati in evaluating its remaining phosphate resources on Banaba.

French exports to Kiribati were worth 24 million Euro in 2002.

Kiribati also allows French vessels to fish in its waters.[http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/external_relations/bilateral_agreements/kiribati_en.htm "About the Common Fisheries Policy"], European Union

I-Kiribati President Anote Tong paid a State visit to Paris in June 2006 to attend a France-Oceania multilateral summit.[http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/pays-zones-geo_833/kiribati_585/france-kiribati_14611/relations-politiques_37705.html French Foreign Affairs Ministry] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081125061342/http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/pays-zones-geo_833/kiribati_585/france-kiribati_14611/relations-politiques_37705.html |date=November 25, 2008 }} The summit aimed at "strengthening French-Pacific relations and regional cooperation" in economic, political, environmental and security fields.[http://www.yokwe.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1412 "Second France-Oceania Summit Declaration adopted on 26 June 2006 in Paris"], Yokwe, June 26, 2006

• [http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/pays-zones-geo_833/kiribati_585/france-kiribati_14611/relations-politiques_37705.html French Foreign Affairs Ministry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081125061342/http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/pays-zones-geo_833/kiribati_585/france-kiribati_14611/relations-politiques_37705.html |date=2008-11-25 }}

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