France–Ukraine relations

Diplomatic relations between France and Ukraine were established in 1992. Since 2006, Ukraine is an observer in the Francophonie.

France–Ukraine relations

France
Ukraine

Country comparison
 France Ukraine
Population 66,628,000 (2016)[1] 42,418,235
Area 674,843  km2 (260,558 sq mi) 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi)
Population density 99/km2 (256/sq mi) 73.8/km2 (191.1/sq mi)
CapitalParisKiev
Largest city Paris – 2,234,105 (12,161,542 Metro)Kiev (2,900,92)
Government Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic Unitary semi-presidentialconstitutional republic
Current Leader President Emmanuel Macron
Prime Minister Édouard Philippe		 President Volodymyr Zelensky
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal
Official languages French Ukrainian
Main religions 58% Christianity

31% Irreligious 4% Islam 1% Judaism 1% Buddhism 5% Other

 62.5% non-Religious, 33.6% Christianity, 0.6% Islam, 3.3% Other
Ethnic groups 84% French

7% Other European 7% North African 2% Other

 77.8% Ukrainians, 17.3% Russians, 0.6% Belorussians, 0.5% Moldovans, 0.5% Crimean Tatars,

0.4% Bulgarians, 0.3% Hungarians, 0.3% Romanians, 0.3% Poles, 1.7% Others/Unspecified (2001 Census)

State visits

French President Jacques Chirac made a state visit to Ukraine in September 1998.[2]

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko paid a state visit to France on June 26, 2017, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron.[3] Poroshenko also visited Senlis to meet the Ukrainian community of France and honor memory of Anne of Kiev — Queen of France.[4]

Economic cooperation

In the first six months of 2017 the trade between the countries grew by 15.2%.[5]

Resident diplomatic missions
  • France has an embassy in Kiev.
  • Ukraine has an embassy in Paris.
  • Embassy of France in Kiev
  • Embassy of Ukraine in Paris

See also
  • Ukrainians in France

References
  1. INSEE, Government of France. "Évolution de la population jusqu'en 2014 – champs France hors Mayotte" (in French). Retrieved January 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) (French departments without Mayotte: 65,821,000 inhabitants) INSEE, Government of France. "Populations légales dans les collectivités d'outre-mer et Mayotte". Retrieved January 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) (Mayotte : 212,645 inhabitants – overseas collectivities : 337,191 – new Caledonia : 245,580) Total (French departments+French overseas collectivities+New Caledonia)
  2. "Jacques Chirac apporte son soutien à l'Ukraine". La Croix. September 5, 1998.
  3. "Differing with U.S., Macron stands by Minsk accords to resolve Ukraine crisis". uk.reuters.com. June 26, 2017.
  4. "Poroshenko met with the Ukrainian community of France and honored the memory of Anne of Kyiv". frontnews.eu. June 26, 2017. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  5. "Trade turnover between Ukraine, France grows by over 15% in six months". Ukrinform. September 11, 2017.
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