European powers to offer Iran 'diplomatic solution' to conflict, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said France and other European powers would make an offer to Iran of a diplomatic solution to end the escalating conflict with Israel.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot will later Friday meet Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in Geneva "to make a complete diplomatic and technical offer for negotiations," Macron told reporters, adding that France and allies Germany and the UK were "putting a diplomatic solution on the table".
Macron called for the resumption of talks over Iran's nuclear program and urged Israel to halt strikes on the country's "civilian infrastructure."
"It is essential to prioritize a return to substantive negotiations (with Iran) which include nuclear -- to move to zero enrichment (by Iran of uranium) -- ballistics, to limit Iranian capacities, and the financing of the all the terrorist groups that destabilize the region," Macron told reporters on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show.
Source: Agence France Presse
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