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French Foreign Ministry denies cancellation of Iranian opposition rally is tied to call with Araghchi
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePARIS, France — France’s Foreign Ministry denies that it had asked for the ban of an Iranian opposition rally that had been due to take place tomorrow in Paris.
The Paris-based NCRI said earlier in the day that the Paris police had banned their rally at the last minute and linked it to a call by France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Thursday.
“This allegation is false. The minister did not mention this protest or request its cancellation,” the ministry says in a statement sent to Reuters.
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