Hollande - Turkey needs to do more against Islamic State, talk to Kurds

French President Francois Hollande waits for a guest at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, August 18, 2015. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Tuesday key regional players Iran and Saudi Arabia should be involved in finding a solution to the Syrian conflict and urged Turkey to restore dialogue with Kurds while doing more to combat Islamic State fighters.

In an annual foreign policy speech to French ambassadors President Francois Hollande reiterated that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could not be part of his country's future.