Officials from Guernsey and Jersey came back from a trip to Paris.
Guernsey Representative Jonathan Le Tocq and Jersey Representative Kirsten Morel met with people from the French National Assembly and the Senate.
The goal of the visit was to make the Channel Islands more well-known to French political leaders.
The topics talked about included connections in the ocean, problems with using renewable energy, and relationships between different areas.
Mr Morel said that Jersey has strong connections with France in politics, culture, and economy that have lasted a long time.
“He said our talks showed that it’s important for the Channel Islands and France to work together, and we both agree to keep working together even more in the future. ”
Mr Le Tocq said France is an important partner in Europe.
He said: “This visit was a good chance to improve our relationship with the government in Paris as part of our policy to be good neighbors. “
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Delegates from Islands meet with French politicians over profile of Channel
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Spain: Several victims presumed dead after boat sunks off Canary Islands
Over 30 individuals may have drowned, according to migration organizations, after their boat capsized while trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands in the north-east Atlantic.
The two charities said there had originally been 59 people on board but on Wednesday morning one warned the boat was taking on water.
Morocco, which administers Western Sahara, the nearest part of the African mainland, has reportedly rescued 24 people.
But the Spanish coastguard said two bodies, including a child, had been found.
Refugees and migrants often attempt the sea route to the Canaries but local sea currents are hazardous.