(260116) -- RIGA, Jan. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot reacts while attending a joint press conference with Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (not in the picture) in Riga, Latvia, Jan. 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe.
Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland.
At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)
