Macron urges Netanyahu to act responsibly and rationally

Emmanuel Macron urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to act with responsibility and restraint, saying he does not agree with Israel’s policies in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, and southern Lebanon.

In an interview with broadcaster France 2 television a day after the G7 summit in Evian, Macron condemned what he described as "new settlements and acts that are absolutely unacceptable in the West Bank," News.Az reports, citing Anadolu agency.

According to Macron, these policies are "feeding resentment and violence among all the populations of the region."

Macron said the US-Iran agreement was finalized in the final hours of the G7 summit and rejected suggestions that it amounted to a capitulation by Tehran.

He said many of Iran's military capabilities had been destroyed but noted that key issues would still need to be addressed during negotiations expected to continue over the next 60 days.

The French president reiterated that France and the UK are ready to help secure the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and said Paris is prepared to participate in negotiations on Iran's nuclear program.

He also said France would help the Lebanese army reassert control over its territory.

News.Az 

By Ulviyya Salmanli