France FM visits China, says progress being made in dispute over cognac imports

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(28 Mar 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++SOUNDBITES SEPARATED BY BLACK FRAMES++ AGENCY POOL Shanghai - 28 March 2025 1. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Noel Barrot, French Foreign Minister: ‘The risk facing the industry until yesterday was the definitive application at the end of the investigation period, which was due to end on 5 April, in other words in less than a week's time. At the end of this visit, I can confirm that the investigation has been postponed by three months, which rules out the scenario