Statement on Military Exercises
Statement by the French Embassy in Ireland
The French Embassy in Ireland is in ongoing contact with the Irish Authorities in relation to a military exercise planned later this week taking place in an area of the Atlantic Ocean off the French coast.
As indicated to the Irish Authorities via the standard procedures, the area affected may potentially include a small piece of the southern extremity of Ireland’s EEZ as a security pattern, approximatively 200km southwest of Ireland territorial waters. No French Navy vessels will be in the Irish EEZ during this exercise.
As a close EU partner, France will maintain close contact with the Irish Authorities throughout the period of the military exercise.