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French lawmaker: France acts as 'guardian' in US-Iran nuclear deal

The chairwoman of the French Foreign Affairs panel tells Al-Monitor that the White House seems "eager to reach an agreement" quickly.
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As the Iran nuclear negotiations continue, the president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly, Elisabeth Guigou, said in a recent interview with Al-Monitor that she sees France playing the role of “guardian” in the nuclear talks with Iran.

Guigou, who is the former French minister for European affairs (1990-1993), justice (1997-2000) and employment and solidarity (2000-2002), told Al-Monitor that the United States “seems eager to reach an agreement” quickly, and that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is also keen to reach a resolution for political reasons, including the lifting of sanctions.

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