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Iranian, French FMs discuss Bahrain, Libya, Ivory Coast
TEHRAN, April 9 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and his French counterpart Alain Juppe discussed the latest international issues including the popular uprising in Bahrain, the NATO-led strike against Libya, and the internal strife in Ivory Coast, during a telephone conversation on Thursday.
The Iranian government has repeatedly criticized the violent suppression of popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa by the despotic rulers and condemned the Western powers’ military and political intervention in these countries’ affairs.
French troops are engaged in the NATO-led airstrikes against forces loyal to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
France has also deployed its forces in the main airport in Ivory Coast’s major city of Abidjan and the streets of the capital Yamoussoukro as diplomatic efforts have reportedly failed to force embattled ruler Laurent Gbagbo to cede power to the internationally-recognized winner of the November elections, Alassane Ouattara.
The Iranian government has repeatedly criticized the violent suppression of popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa by the despotic rulers and condemned the Western powers’ military and political intervention in these countries’ affairs.
French troops are engaged in the NATO-led airstrikes against forces loyal to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
France has also deployed its forces in the main airport in Ivory Coast’s major city of Abidjan and the streets of the capital Yamoussoukro as diplomatic efforts have reportedly failed to force embattled ruler Laurent Gbagbo to cede power to the internationally-recognized winner of the November elections, Alassane Ouattara.
