Soleimani Killing: France Urges Iran Not To Seek Retribution After US Strike - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 7, 2020
Francehas called on the Republic of Iran not to seek retribution in the wake of theU.S. airstrike that killed Iran’s elite Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani inBaghdad.
FrenchForeign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says “No-one wants war,” adding thatpossibilities for negotiations must be created.
TheU.S. airstrike has prompted fears over an outbreak of war in the region andleft the nuclear agreement struck with Tehran hanging by a thread.
FrenchPresident Emmanuel Macron has been trying to bring U.S. and Iranianrepresentatives together for talks, an initiative he presented at the G7 summitin Biarritz in August but which was not successful.
Inanother development, Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya,UNSMIL, Ghassam Salamé has called on other countries to desist from interferingin the ongoing crisis in the country.
Salamémade the call while addressing newsmen after a closed-door meeting of the UNSecurity Council that focused on the conflict in the Iraq and other parts ofthe Middle East.