Minister: France clearly in favor of resolving problem around Iran through diplomatic means
International News Desk
According to global times News Agency Europe,Today, everyone is concerned about the risk of escalation, which could be destructive for the Middle East and have very serious consequences for stability throughout the world, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said before the start of the meeting of the EU foreign ministers in Brussels, The Global times Europe media.Therefore, we call for restraint, we call for an end to the strikes, we call on Iran not to take any measures that could further worsen the situation, which has already deteriorated extremely and could have very serious consequences, including for France and all of Europe,” he said.He noted that Iran’s nuclear program poses an existential threat to Israel, the entire region, but also for Europe. Iran’s ballistic program also creates significant risks.But there is no military solution to the problem, only negotiations will allow long-term control of Iran’s nuclear program and ensure long-term responses to these challenges,” he added.According to Barrot, this conviction is based on the fact that Europe managed to achieve a significant "rollback of Iran’s nuclear program” ten years ago.It was Europe that led these efforts at the time, which the United States joined before withdrawing from the agreement a few years later. Today, Europe can offer its experience, competence, and deep knowledge of these issues to open up space for negotiations,” the French Foreign Minister noted.According to him, this was demonstrated at the recent meeting in Geneva with the participation of Germany and Great Britain.Thus, we reject any attempts to organize a regime change in Iran by force. We believe in the right of peoples to self-determination, and we trust the Iranian people to decide their own future. It would be an illusion and very dangerous to think that force and bombs can bring about such changes,” Barrot said.The minister spoke about the evacuation of French citizens from Israel who were there when the fighting began.