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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius to leave office French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius to leave office
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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said he is standing down.French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said he is standing down.
The 69-year-old socialist told reporters that he had attended his final cabinet meeting on Wednesday.The 69-year-old socialist told reporters that he had attended his final cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Mr Fabius - who was prime minister in the 1980s - was seen as the architect of France's tough foreign policy under President Francois Hollande.Mr Fabius - who was prime minister in the 1980s - was seen as the architect of France's tough foreign policy under President Francois Hollande.
Over the past three years French forces have battled militants in Mali and taken part in air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq. He has been nominated by President Hollande to head France's constitutional court, which ensures bills comply with the constitution.
Mr Fabius had been a vocal opponent of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. It is unclear who will replace Mr Fabius as foreign minister.
He has also been widely hailed for helping forge an ambitious agreement to tackle global warming, during a UN summit in Paris last November.
There had been reports of Mr Fabius's imminent departure as part of a wider cabinet reshuffle. He does not say why he was standing down.There had been reports of Mr Fabius's imminent departure as part of a wider cabinet reshuffle. He does not say why he was standing down.
President Hollande is expected to nominate him to head the France's constitutional court, media reports say. Under Mr Fabius as foreign minister, over the past three years French forces have battled militants in Mali and taken part in air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq.
It is unclear who will replace Mr Fabius. Mr Fabius has been a vocal opponent of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria.
He has also been widely hailed for helping forge an ambitious agreement to tackle global warming, during a UN summit in Paris last November.