Annick Girardin, the French minister of state for development and francophony, decided against formal attire when she met with Cambodian officials

French minister is quite an Eiffel! Politician wears low-cut dress during meeting to build relationships with Cambodia

• French minister Annick Girardin is in Cambodia for a three-day political trip
• She met with the officials today to discuss their countries' relationship
• Surrounded by formal wear, she wore a casual and revealing low-cut dress

Daily Mail | 19 May 2015

  

French minister Annick Girardin has shunned the conventions of political office - by boldly attending diplomatic meetings with Cambodian officials in a low cut dress and cardigan.

Not content with formal attire, the minister of state for development and francophony surprised everyone when she appeared for political discussions in the revealing outfit.

And if her clothes left little to the imagination, so did her negotiating acumen - she has finalised and signed off the details of £70 million worth of financing agreements and development projects.


During her visit to Phnom Penh, the capital of the former French colony, she visited a flood management centre and hydro-meterological station, both based on the famed Mekong River.

While there she also signed agreements for £70 million worth of financing for social and economic development projects in the South East Asian country.

Other visits on her official itinerary included meetings with the French NGO, Enfants d’Asie, and a trip to Phnom Penh’s central market, which was recently renovated thanks to French development agency funding.

Images posted on her official Twitter account show her meeting with Cambodian French-speaking medical students and other local workers during the three-day diplomatic trip.

Girardin was promoted to a minister in Manuel Valls cabinet in April last year after spending more than a decade serving councils and other political positions.

As part of her role, the minister oversees development aid being distributed throughout the world. She recently signed off £120 million in aid to Lebanon, which is currently in the throes of a refugee crisis stemming from the conflict in neighbouring Syria.

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Girardin shakes hands with Hor Namhong, the Cambodian foreign minister, during the meeting in Phnom Penh

During her visit, the two countries finalised the details of £70 million in financing and development projects