French PM concerned about Middle East 'escalation'

AFP , Tuesday 1 Oct 2024

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Tuesday said that he was concerned about an "escalation" in the Middle East, as Iran launched a missile attack on Israel.

Michel Barnier
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers his general policy statement to the French National Assembly on October 1, 2024. AFP

 

"I am speaking now, it is 7.16 pm, at a time when the situation is worsening in the Near and Middle East, with an escalation and an attack, and a direct conflict that seems to be underway between Iran and Israel," Barnier said in parliament, adding that the situation was "extremely serious".

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