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

AL-MONITOR
Apr 11, 2026
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
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 — YOAN VALAT

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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