On the seventh day of the conflict between Iran and Israel, the spokesman for Quai d’Orsay, Christophe Lemoine, asked the BFMTV to “guarantee the safety of its French citizens” present in the two countries.
With the French government, the spokesman for Quai d’Orsay claims to organize an unprecedented evacuation to evacuate the approximately 900 French that currently reside in Tehran.
A “difficult” and “complex” operation, says Christophe Lemoine, who studies a 1,000 km path from Tehran to go to Türkiye to repatriate nationals. “It was very important to offer a solution to avoid Iran,” he explains.
“We are in situations that, logistically, become complex. The only possibility of leaving Iran is by road,” he said.
At the moment, “the border with Armenia and Türkiye” are land passages provided by the Government to guarantee the evacuation of the nationals.
French can start from Iran “without visa”
As announced during the day when Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, the French citizens who wish to leave Iran can leave “without a visa.”
Christophe Lemoine also announced that a plan proposal to remove the French from the region will soon be transmitted to French citizens, without specifying the organization of this repatriation.
On the side of Israel, “there are ways to leave,” explains the spokesman who says that “the Israeli authorities made a proposal (evacuation) made the Israeli authorities for all tourists in the passages” to find forms of evacuation. They are remarkably asked to point to Israeli authorities. In total, almost 150,000 French are currently in Israel.
For those who wish to leave Israel, the Minister of Foreign Affairs asked the French in Israel to win by road Jordan and Egypt, where buses can transport them to Amman and Charm el-Cheikh airports.
“Bring everyone back to the negotiating table”
While waiting for the situation to calm down, the spokesman for Quai D’Orsay also called “bringing everyone to the negotiating table.”
“Iran has a credible nuclear program. It is very advanced, there have been efforts to develop nuclear technology. It develops without transparency,” Christophe Lemoine.
“These problems must be solved through a new legal framework,” with “concrete commitments of Iran against the Nuclear Non -Proliferation Treaty,” he added.
On Thursday, Israel continued to bombard
Prepare the departure to the conflict.
Source: BFM TV
