France says it will work with China on de-esclatating conflict in West Asia

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French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot. File.

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters

 French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot held a ​call connected Monday (March 2, 2026) with his ‌Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to ​discuss the U.S.-Israel strikes connected Iran ⁠and some agreed to enactment connected de-escalation, Mr. Barrot’s bureau said successful ‌a statement.

Both Ministers committed to seeking a governmental ‌solution that would warrant corporate ‌security ⁠and instrumentality into relationship the ⁠aspirations of the Iranian people, the connection said.

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Mr. Barrot “reiterated the Iranian regime’s ​responsibility for the ‌ongoing escalation, aft it unjustifiably attacked respective countries successful the region,” the connection said.

He besides ‌criticised the Iranian authorities ​for refusing to respect the resolutions from the United ⁠Nations’ Security Council connected the atomic programmes, ballistic activities, enactment to ‌non-state equipped groups and rejecting good-faith multilateral negotiations.

The French Minister reiterated that France was not progressive successful the actions by the United States and ‌Israel and had nary anterior cognition ​of them. Countries “must springiness precedence to planetary institutions to ⁠solve disputes and, wherever needed, the usage ⁠of force,” helium added.

The 2 Ministers agreed ‌to support dialog unfastened connected the issue.

Published - March 03, 2026 01:18 p.m. IST

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