French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that Paris won’t take part in any military operation to open Strait of Hormuz, urging the United States and Iran to reopen the waterway in a “coordinated way.”
“What we want above all is a coordinated reopening by the United States and Iran — that is the only solution for reopening the Strait of Hormuz,” Macron said at the 8th European Political Community summit in Armenia’s Yerevan
“We are not going to take part in any military operation in a framework that to me seems unclear,” said the French leader, whose country has with Britain led efforts to assemble a coalition to reopen the strait once peace is secured.
Emmanuel Macron: Dialogue between Iran and the US is the only solution to reopening the Strait of Hormuz
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Speaking to reporters upon arriving at the 8th European Political Community summit in Yerevan, the French president said that France would not take part in “unclear”… pic.twitter.com/i320EJS8xC
The remarks came as the US military pressed ahead with a mission to escort ships out of the waterway.
Source: AFP (Edited by Al-Manar Website)