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Macron: World must maintain dialogue with Iranian society
Role of outsiders is to be 'diligent and demanding' that human rights be respected, says French president
The outside world must maintain "cultural, educational, commercial dialogue" with Iran while insisting the country's leaders respect human rights and obey international treaties, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
"There is a crisis that comes from the free expression of the Iranian people, and our role is to be diligent and demanding that human rights be respected," Macron said in Paris Thursday during his New Year's greeting to diplomats.
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