On Wednesday, French president Nicolas Sarkozy received the visit of the president of the World's Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder, and of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF), Richard Prasquier. The discussions concerned Iran and the situation in the Near East, the French press reports.
Ronald Lauder has expressly requested that the French president lead the efforts of the West to counter Iran's nuclear military projects.
It would be interesting to know what president Nicolas Sarkozy asked of the leaders of the global Jewish community, in exchange for his support in the relationship with Iran, and Palestine, respectively. Could it be that he greeted them with the salute they claim Romanians used: "Can I have some money?"...?
After the meeting, Richard Prasquier said that Nicolas Sarkozy once again said that he would not allow Israel to be endangered by Iran and promised to plead in favor of international sanctions against Iran.
"The sanctions being considered are intended to make it increasingly difficult to work with the Central Iranian Bank and for Iran to export oil", the president of the CRIF said.
On the other hand, the French president said that a strike against the Iranian nuclear sites could not be anything else but a last resort solution, which would have very serious consequences.
This week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published a report on the Iranian program, which French Foreign Affairs minister Alain Juppe said was "overwhelming".
In a press release by the High Level Group for the cooperation between France and the UK, which met on Wednesday in London, France and the United Kingdom expressed their extreme concern over the military dimensions of the Iranian nuclear program. The two partners have reaffirmed their determination to seek new and harsh sanctions if Iran
