The following Readout was published by the U.S Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs on April 17. It is reproduced in full below.

The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel:

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on the margins of the G-7 Ministerial meeting. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister discussed shared concerns over the People’s Republic of China, and the shared objectives of peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. They also reiterated their support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s unprovoked and brutal war.

Source: U.S Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs