BIARRITZ, France, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, and U.S. President, Donald Trump, said, members of the Group of Seven (G7) will each act on its own over the thorny issue of the Iranian nuclear deal.
“There is no formal mandate at G7. We will continue to act, each in his own role,” Macron told reporters. “G7 is an informal club. We do not give formal mandate to this one or that one.”
Earlier, Macron told French television LCI, “We agreed on what we wanted to say jointly on Iran. Everyone wants to avoid a conflict, U.S. President, Donald Trump, was extremely clear on that point,” he said.
French media reported that, Macron obtained a mandate to deliver a message to Iran, on behalf of the seven countries, following the leaders’ dinner on Saturday.
“No, I haven’t discussed this,” said Trump on Sunday morning, when asked about “joint action” over Iran, at a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe.
When asked whether he supports Macron’s outreach concerning Iran, Trump said, “Sure. But I also support Abe’s outreach. We’ll do our own outreach. You can’t stop people from talking. If they want to talk, they can talk.”
Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said, after his talk with Macron in Paris that, France has offered proposals to Iran, about ways to implement the Iranian nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).– NNN-AGENCIES
