France's Macron says discussed Iran ceasefire, Ukraine with Turkey's Erdogan


French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the day of the Gaza International Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. Yoan Valat/Pool via REUTERS

PARIS, April ⁠11 (Reuters) - French President ⁠Emmanuel Macron said on ‌Saturday that he had discussed the Iran ceasefire https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ ​talks and the ⁠situation in Ukraine ⁠https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-russia-war/ with Turkish President ⁠Tayyip Erdogan.

"We ‌initially discussed the situation ⁠in the Middle East, and ​called ‌for all parties to ⁠respect the ​ceasefire and to make sure this applies ⁠to Lebanon, and ​for all parties to respect the freedom of navigation ⁠in the Straits of Hormuz, and we highlighted the importance of ​getting a ⁠strong and lasting diplomatic ​solution," wrote ‌Macron on X.

(Reporting ​by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Alexander Smith)

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