Iran's foreign minister to meet with European counterparts on Friday
Iran's foreign minister will meet with European counterparts in Geneva as an Israeli airstrike campaign continues to target his country, state media reported Thursday.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to Geneva for the meetings Friday, the state-run IRNA news agency report.
IRNA said the meeting would include foreign ministers from the United Kingdom, France and Germany, and the European Union's top diplomat.
- France, Europeans willing to negotiate with Iran -
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Thursday that France and Europeans partners are ready to 'resume negotiations' with Iran.
The message from Iranian authorities was 'relatively clear: there is a willingness to resume talks, including with the United States, provided that a ceasefire can be reached,' Barrot told a news conference in Paris.
'On our side, there is a willingness to resume negotiations, provided that these negotiations can lead to lasting, substantial steps backward by Iran regarding its nuclear program, its ballistic program and its activities to destabilize the region,' Barrot said.
Barrot did not confirm the Geneva meeting.
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