Translate the following English sentence to French:
"It is almost ironic that the new partnership deal, which considers democracy to be of paramount importance, was signed in Fiji at a time when that country was hit by a coup d' état."
Il est presque ironique que la signature du nouvel accord de partenariat, qui tient la démocratie en haute estime, ait dû se dérouler aux Fidji, juste au moment où se déroulait un coup d'État.