In a joint conference with Donald Trump at the end of the G7 summit, Emmanuel Macron said Monday, August 26, that the discussions had created "the conditions for a meeting and therefore an agreement" between the US President and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rohani, in the context of the Iranian nuclear crisis.
The French president hoped that this meeting could be organized "in the coming weeks". "Nothing is done, things are eminently fragile," he warned during the press conference on the last day of the summit in Biarritz.
President Trump then said he was ready to meet Iranian President Rohani if the "circumstances" were met. He considered realistic the holding of such a meeting in the coming weeks.
"At some point, there must be a meeting" between Donald Trump and Hassan Rohani and "I hope that in the coming weeks, such a meeting" takes place, said Emmanuel Macron. He said "the real change" is that "President Rohani was open" Monday morning to such an eventuality.
For the French head of state, it is "see how we can build a new nuclear agreement with Iran", the Americans want it to cover "a longer period" and "more sites being watched. "
Surprise visit of Mohammad Javad Zarif to Biarritz
Emmanuel Macron did not want to give more details, which could "weaken" the negotiations. "France will play the role it must play with Germany, Britain" and the other countries signatory to the 2015 nuclear agreement, which the United States has decided to exit.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also made a surprise visit to the G7 summit in Biarritz. The head of the Iranian diplomacy met with the French president as well as his counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian and other German and British representatives.
With AFP