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US-Iran nuclear talks must conform with European interests, says French foreign minister

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France, Britain and Germany will be vigilant regarding nuclear disussions between the United States and Iran to ensure they conform with European interests, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday.

 Jean-Noel Barrot © Mena Today 

 Jean-Noel Barrot © Mena Today 

France, Britain and Germany will be vigilant regarding nuclear disussions between the United States and Iran to ensure they conform with European interests, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday.

"We will be vigilant, along with our British and German friends and partners, to ensure that any (U.S.-Iran) negotiations that may take place comply with our security interests with regard to Iran's nuclear programme," Barrot said as he arrived for an EU foreign ministers' meeting in Luxembourg.

Reporting by Jogn Irish, Dominique Vidalon

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