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Top DGSE counter-terrorism official appointed French ambassador to Georgia

View of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. © Cao Yang/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

A senior DGSE official has been appointed France's ambassador to Georgia, where the political situation remains tense. He will take over from a diplomat who has been in post in Tbilisi since late 2022. [...]

Published on 22/08/2025 at 09:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes Pierre Gastineau, Franck Renaud

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