Breaking News: "France will Join Democracies and Not Participate in Durban IV"

August 13, 2021

Paris - The French Foreign Ministry has just informed the parties and NGO's that have addressed this issue

From the official statement: "France will not participate at Durban IV on the 20 September due to the antisemitic elements attached to the entire Durban process since 2001. France will thus join the great Western democracies: USA,  UK,  Germany,  Canada,  Australia...."

The decision has been rendered public this morning 13 August by the Quai d'Orsay (Foreign Ministry)

"This success is due to the parties and NGO's who brought the matter to the attention of the French government, including the Wiesenthal Centre,” claimed by the Centre's Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels.

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The Simon Wiesenthal Center is one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations with over 400,000 member families in the United States. It is an NGO at international agencies including the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the OAS, the Council of Europe and the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino).