JAKARTA - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the war in Ukraine to Iran as for the first time by telephone with French President Emmanuel Macron, after the last time similar conversations were informed by the Kremlin took place on September 11, 2022.
The Kremlin said in a statement after the last conversation the topic of talks between the two leaders covered the situation around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Ukraine's shooting of the civilian infrastructure of Donbass, and prospects for a wheat deal that later failed due to Western countries' policies, quoted from TASS July 2.
In Paris, President Macron's office said the phone call lasted for two hours, with the French leader calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine and the start of negotiations to end the conflict.
French diplomatic sources said President Macron had spoken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before and after a phone call with President Putin to brief him on the talks.
In addition, President Macron also spoke with United States President Donald Trump about the exchange.
According to the Kremlin's press service, President Putin said it was important to respect Iran's right to peaceful development of nuclear energy, as well as its ongoing compliance with its obligations under the nuclear non-proliferation agreement.
The French Presidential Office said President Macron, who sees Iran's nuclear threat serious enough to justify the involvement of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, also stressed the need for Iran to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Iran's parliament approved a bill last month to suspend cooperation with the IAEA, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, after Israel and the United States bombed Iran's nuclear site, aimed at preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons that Iran denies.
President Macron "expressed his determination to seek diplomatic solutions that will lead to the resolution of lasting and strict nuclear problems, questions about Iranian missiles, and their role in the region," his office said, adding the two leaders had decided to "coordinate" their efforts.
It is known that France and Russia are both permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Regarding Ukraine, President Putin reiterated his position to President Macron, the war is "a direct result of Western policy," which he said had "improved Russia's security interests" over the past few years.
Any possible peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine should have "comprehensive and long-term character" and be based on a "new territorial reality," the Kremlin quoted President Putin as saying.
Kremlin leaders previously said Ukraine should accept Russia's annexation of most of its territory as part of any peace deal.
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President Macron said Ukraine should decide whether to accept the territorial concession or not.
During Tuesday's phone call, Macron's office said, "the president stressed France's unshakable support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity."
The French Presidential Office added that President Macron and President Putin intend to continue their discussions about Ukraine and Iran.
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