CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ST MALO DECLARATION
Remarks by the French Ambassador H.E. Hélène Duchêne at the French Embassy Residence in London to delegates to the Eurodefense London Presidents Council and Conference 13th November 2023
On 4 December 1999, Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Jacques Chiraq adopted the Saint-Malo Declaration, a key milestone in the development of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
Prime Minister Blair himself described the Declaration as a "historic agreement" during the press conference which followed the Saint-Malo Franco-British Summit.