Emmanuel Macron in Iraq (Ansa)

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August 28, 2021 France has ongoing "discussions" with the Taliban, via Qatar, in order to "protect and repatriate Afghans and Afghans" who find themselves in risky situations after the takeover by Islamic militias.



French President Emmanuel Macron said this during a press point in Baghdad.



These evacuations are planned together with Qatar which, in the framework of its discussions with the Taliban, has evoked the possibility of "managing airlift operations," Macron added. The president then said that France had evacuated 2,834 people since August 17.



"We remain in Iraq regardless of US choices"


Macron then said that French soldiers will remain in Iraqi territory provided Iraq agrees. "Neither interference nor indifference", repeated the head of the Elysée to the journalists present at the visit who asked him about the future of the French contingent in Iraq. Macron specified that the soldiers of Paris will remain in the country regardless of other circumstances, and also in the event of the definitive withdrawal of American troops.