Iran Focus: Paris, Jan. 19 – The French daily Le Figaro reported on Thursday that Frances former intelligence chief will travel to Iran next week on a mission to convince the Islamic Republic to play a cooperative role to resolve the political deadlock in Lebanon. Iran Focus
Paris, Jan. 19 – The French daily Le Figaro reported on Thursday that Frances former intelligence chief will travel to Iran next week on a mission to convince the Islamic Republic to play a cooperative role to resolve the political deadlock in Lebanon.
Jean-Claude Cousseran, who headed France’s foreign intelligence agency (DGSE) from 2000 to 2002 and is a former ambassador to Egypt will be travelling to Tehran on the orders of French President Jacques Chirac as part of a new diplomatic overture to Iran.
The report, which quoted diplomatic sources, said that Cousseran is very familiar with Middle Eastern politics.
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