French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot is on a two-day visit to Kiev PARIS, October 19. /TASS/. Paris is in talks with NATO allies about the chance of inviting Ukraine to the bloc immediately, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on a visit to Kiev. "As for Ukraine's invitation to NATO, we do not rule it out and are holding discussions on this issue with our partners," he said. The day before, in an interview with Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper, Minister-Delegate for European