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PARIS, Nov 30 (KUNA) - The French Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned
Iran's current senior envoy to Paris to hear a protest over the incidents and
damage caused at the British embassy in Tehran Tuesday.
French Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero indicated that the Iranian
Charge d'Affaires, Amir Miri, has been called in to the Ministry and was told
that France "very firmly condemns the attack and unacceptable pillage" at the
British mission.
France had already condemned the apparently organized incident in the
embassy, when a group of protesters ran amok, breaking furniture and throwing
files and other items around the offices. The summoning of the Iranian
diplomat takes the protest a step further.
Senior French officials also protested what they said was "the passivity of
law and order forces" faced with the actions of the Iranian demonstrators.
Miri, who is the number two in the Iranian embassy, was also told that Iran
was responsible for "assuring the security at diplomatic holdings in
conformity with the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations."
The French side also told the Iranian diplomat of the "full solidarity" of
France with the British government on this question. (End)
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