French President Francois Hollande listens to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) during his welcome ceremony at Jerusalem's Ben Gourion airport for a three-days state visit, November 17, 2013. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande assured Israel on Sunday that France would continue to oppose an easing of economic sanctions against Iran until it was convinced Tehran had ended a pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Hollande's pledge, at the start of a three-day visit to Israel, could help underpin an intensive campaign by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to convince world powers to toughen terms of a proposed nuclear deal with Iran ahead of negotiations reconvening this week in Geneva.
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