French Minister for Europe and International Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot. File.
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French International Minister Jean-Noel Barrot held a name on Monday (March 2, 2026) along with his Chinese language counterpart Wang Yi to focus on the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran and each agreed to work on de-escalation, Mr. Barrot’s workplace stated in a press release.
Each Ministers dedicated to looking for a political answer that might assure collective safety and have in mind the aspirations of the Iranian folks, the assertion stated.
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Mr. Barrot “reiterated the Iranian regime’s accountability for the ongoing escalation, after it unjustifiably attacked a number of international locations within the area,” the assertion stated.
He additionally criticised the Iranian regime for refusing to respect the resolutions from the United Nations’ Safety Council on the nuclear programmes, ballistic actions, assist to non-state armed teams and rejecting good-faith multilateral negotiations.
The French Minister reiterated that France was not concerned within the actions by america and Israel and had no prior data of them. International locations “should give priority to worldwide establishments to resolve disputes and, the place wanted, the use of power,” he added.
The 2 Ministers agreed to maintain dialogue open on the difficulty.
Revealed – March 03, 2026 01:18 pm IST