French foreign minister arrives in Odesa to assess Ukraine's needs


FILE PHOTO: French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna attends a European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels, Belgium January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

ODESA, Ukraine (Reuters) - The French foreign minister on Thursday arrived in Odesa, the strategic port city on Ukraine's Black Sea coast, as part of France's efforts to boost its relationship with Ukraine and discuss its needs in the coming months.

UNESCO, the U.N.'s cultural agency, on Wednesday designated the city's historic centre a "World Heritage in Danger" site.

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