France’s policy towards the Eastern bloc
Interview with Jean François-Poncet (Paris, 3 July 2008) — Excerpt: relations between France and the GDR
VideoIn this interview, Jean François-Poncet, former French Foreign Minister, discusses the development of relations between France and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in the late 1970s following the Ostpolitik strategy launched by the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG).
Interview with Jean François-Poncet (Paris, 3 July 2008) — Excerpt: relations between France and the USSR following the invasion of Afghanistan
VideoIn this interview, Jean François-Poncet, former French Foreign Minister, summarises the development of relations between France and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) after the intervention of Soviet troops in Afghanistan in December 1979.
Interview with Jean François-Poncet (Paris, 3 July 2008) — Excerpt: François Mitterrand and the fall of the Berlin Wall
VideoIn this interview, Jean François-Poncet, former French Foreign Minister and current Senator for Lot-et-Garonne, recalls the attitude of the French President, François Mitterrand, in November 1989 when the Berlin Wall came down and the following year when Germany was reunified.