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Iran’s Zarif holds surprise talks with Macron at G7 summit


26 August 2019  

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TEHRAN: Iran’s top diplomat has held talks with France’s President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 summit following a surprise invite to the gathering, media reports said.

Mohammad Javad Zarif landed on Sunday in the French seaside town of Biarritz, where leaders of the G7 nations – the United States, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Japan – were meeting to discuss a host of issues, including global trade, climate change and Iran’s nuclear program.

Zarif immediately went into a three-and-a-half-hour meeting with French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, according to Reuters news agency. He spent half an hour with Macron.

“Iran’s active diplomacy in pursuit of constructive engagement continues,” Zarif said in a post on social media. “Road ahead is difficult. But worth trying.”

His plane departed moments after the whirlwind meeting ended.

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