French president Jacques Chirac has spoken out against imposing UN sanctions on Iran for its reluctance to suspend uranium enrichment and in favour of starting talks with the country before any pre-conditions are met.
"I don't believe in a solution without dialogue," Mr Chirac said in a rare interview with the French Europe-1 radio on Monday (18 September).
He stated that he had "never seen that sanctions were very effective," adding that he was "not pessimistic" over the prospec...
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