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.
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.
Below is the full text of the email interview with Guigou in which she comments on the Jan. 7 attacks at the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, France’s military intervention in Mali, as well as her own work with the Anna Lindh Foundation to promote Euro-Mediterranean dialogue.
Al-Monitor: In light of the terrorist actions at Charlie Hebdo, what do you believe are the ramifications?
