STREL’NA: French President Emmanuel Macron met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday outside Saint Petersburg, with the Iran nuclear deal as well as conflicts in Syria and Ukraine on the agenda.
The trip is Macron’s first to Russia as president and follows a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel last week. Europe and Moscow are making diplomatic overtures to save the Iran deal, now under threat after the recent US withdrawal.
“I believe we must work together on joint initiatives,” Macron said in a joint appearance with Putin before the talks.
Putin meanwhile said he was ready to talk “about key international …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
