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Posted on March 3, 2026
2 min readLast updated: April 2, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleFrance and China have agreed to coordinate on de‑escalating the Iran war, pursuing a political solution ensuring collective security and respecting the Iranian people’s aspirations.
PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot held a call on Monday with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to discuss the Iran war and both agreed to work on de-escalation, Barrot's office said in a statement.
Both ministers committed to seeking a political solution that would guarantee collective security and take into account the aspirations of the Iranian people, the statement said.
Barrot "reiterated the Iranian regime's responsibility for the ongoing escalation, after it unjustifiably attacked several countries in the region," the statement said.
He also criticised the Iranian regime for refusing to respect the resolutions from the United Nations' Security Council on the nuclear programmes, ballistic activities, support to non-state armed groups and rejecting good-faith multilateral negotiations.
The French minister reiterated that France was not involved in the actions by the United States and Israel and had no prior knowledge of them. Countries "must give precedence to international institutions to solve disputes and, where needed, the use of force," he added.
The two ministers agreed to keep dialogue open on the issue.
(Reporting by Alessandro Parodi; Editing by Inti Landauro and Edwina Gibbs)
France and China agreed to cooperate on de-escalating the Iran war and to seek a political solution that ensures collective security.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi participated in the call.
France reiterated that the Iranian regime is responsible for ongoing escalation, including attacks on several countries in the region.
France stated it was not involved in actions by the US and Israel and had no prior knowledge of them.
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