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Iranian, French FMs hold 2nd meeting in New York
TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister met with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian in New York on Wednesday. The meeting marked their second talks in the past week.
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Iran’s Zarif meets with French, Danish counterparts in NY
TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister held separate meetings with Danish FM Jeppe Kofod and French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian on Sunday in New York on the sidelines of UN General Assembly.
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Path of dialogue with Iran still open: French FM
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday that the path of dialogue with Iran remains open.
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France sees risk of stumble into US-Iranian conflict
TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s increasing its uranium enrichment level after the United States pulled out of world powers’ nuclear deal with Tehran was “a bad reaction to ... (a) bad decision”, raising fears of a stumble into war, France’s foreign minister said according to Reuters.
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French FM Says Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ won’t bring ‘serenity’
TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – The top French diplomat says Trump's yet-to-be-revealed plan for Middle East is “an approach that cannot grant serenity”.
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'Its a pity that the United States is not honoring its commitments': French FM
TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian lamented Washington's lack of commitments under Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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While Iran rejects any talks on its defense missiles, French FM threatens it with sanctions
TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – The French Foreign Minister France Jean-Yves Le Drian has claimed that France along with other European countries will impose further sanctions against Iran if no progress is made in talks over its ballistic missile program, despite the fact that Iran has so far rejected any talks on its defensive missiles.
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French FM expects EU trade mechanism for Iran to be established in 'coming days'
TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – The French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Wed. that the EU-promised payment system to facilitate non-dollar trade with Iran under US sanctions should be established in the coming days.
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French FM reacts to Trump’s tweet: ‘Leave our nation be’
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has fired back at Donald Trump after the US leader blamed the Paris climate change agreement for sparking major anti-fuel protests.
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Syria condemns France's claim on playing role in liberating Raqqa
DAMASCUS, Oct. 22 (MNA) – Syria strongly condemns false allegations and misleading campaign included in statement of the French Foreign Ministry regarding what it described as anniversary of liberating Raqqa City, an official source at Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said Sunday.
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German, French, British FMs issue statement on Khashoggi's disappearance
TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – The Foreign Ministers of Germany, France and Great Britain have issued a joint statement on disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.
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Iran condemns French FM comments on its regional policies
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said that short-sighted political interests should not lead the French government to distort Iran’s constructive policies in the region.
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Vienna ministerial meeting on JCPOA kicks off
TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – The first meeting of the joint commission of the JCPOA after US exit kicked off at noon on Friday in Vienna with EU foreign policy chief Mogherini as the chair of the assembly.
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French FM:
Iran’s plan to increase uranium enrichment within bounds of JCPOA
TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said that Tehran's statement that it could increase its uranium enrichment ‘remain fully within the bounds of the Vienna agreement.’
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Zanganeh:
EU conveyed pro-JCPOA message to Tehran
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Saturday after meeting with European Commissioner for Energy Miguel Arias Cañete that EU has sent a message to Tehran that the bloc is determined to protect Iran nuclear deal.
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FM Zarif holds phone talks with UK, French counterparts
TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign minister has held separate phone conversations with the UK foreign secretary and French foreign minister to discuss the future of the nuclear deal.
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MP urges Zarif to withstand US violation of JCPOA
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Mohammadreza Sabbaghian, Iranian MP from Bafq Constituency, said on Sunday that Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif should stand up against what US and France are doing against the JCPOA.
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Velayati:
Iranians against US bullying tactics
TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Referring to French foreign minister's yesterday visit to Iran, the top senior adviser to Iran’s Leader Ali Akbar Velayati said that Iran will never accept US bullying policy regarding its missile program.
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Rouhani to Le Drian:
‘All would come to regret breaching nuclear deal’
TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Iranian President Rouhani told French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian on Mon. that all sides would come to regret it if the nuclear deal was breached, adding that Iran is prepared to deal with any unsavory situation regarding the agreement.
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By: Maryam Kamyab
Louvre exhibition opens in Tehran in historic deal
TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Iran's National Museum hosts Louvre exhibition for the first time. Louvre and the Iranian government are pushing ahead with a series of exhibitions and archaeological projects planned under a landmark four-month agreement signed in January 2016.
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President Rouhani receives France’s Le Drian in Tehran
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani received visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday in Tehran and the two discussed bilateral relations.
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By: Majid Asgharipour
Iran, French FMs meet in Tehran
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – The French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived in Tehran early on Sunday and so far, he has met with Iran’s SNSC Secretary Ali Shamkhani and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.
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FM Zarif meets French counterpart Le Drian in Tehran
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday in Tehran and the two discussed bilateral relations.
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Shamkhani to Le Drian:
West complicit in S Arabia, UAE mess in Yemen
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – During a meeting on Monday in Tehran Iran’s SNSC Secretary Ali Shamkhani and French Foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian discussed regional and international developments as well as bilateral ties.
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French FM Le Drian to arrive in Tehran tonight
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will arrive in Tehran Sun. night to hold talks with senior Iranian officials on a plethora of topics concerning bilateral ties and regional issues, FM spox Ghasemi said.
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Leader’ top aide:
France’s words, behavior do not match
TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Referring to French Foreign minister’s upcoming visit to Iran, Ali Akbar Velayati said Wednesday that Iran do not trust French government’s approach towards the nuclear deal.
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By: Mohammad Ghaderi
Some Europeans complicit in possible trashing of JCPOA
TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – At 2018 MSC a paradoxical policy was followed the nuclear deal with Iran and while the German FM only asked Trump to stay in the nuclear deal, the French FM preferred to remain silent.
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Iranian official dismisses claims of negotiation over missile program
TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Mahmoud Vaezi, the Chief of staff of Iran's president says that the government has not agreed to discuss missile program in negotiations and the JCPOA is respected if followed with no change.
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French FM opposes US call for toughening nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – While US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is visiting European capitals to attract support for Trump’s call of changing the nuclear deal with Iran, French FM Le Drian says signatories must abide by the agreement.
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France calls for UNSC meeting after Turkish military operation
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) –France called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council over Syrian crisis following the launch of Turkey's military operation in northern Syria against the US-backed Kurds.