French FM heads to Iran to declare support for JCPOA

According to Reuters, French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal told a daily briefing on Friday that 'French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault is going to underline the importance that all sides which backed the deal strictly respect their commitments,'

France has been quick to restore trade ties with Iran after implementation of nuclear deal.

Plane maker Airbus, oil major Total and automobile manufacturers Peugeot and Renault have all signed deals.

Some 50 French firms will take part in a Franco-Iranian economic forum in Tehran on Tuesday at which more contracts will be signed.

Although US President Donald Trump used a lot of rhetoric during the presidential campaigns against nuclear agreement with Iran, EU says it is in full agreement with China and Russia over the need to keep the nuclear deal alive.

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