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What is Macron looking for in the ruins of Beirut?

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What is Macron looking for in the ruins of Beirut?

PEJOURNAL - The principle that emerged during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Beirut yesterday after the deadly explosion of the city's pier: "The return of the perpetrator to the crime scene is the accepted principle in all criminal cases." It seems that Macron still thinks that Lebanon is a French colony. After months of street protests by the French people, he did not give a convincing response to the unjust and corrupt policies of his government to the people of his country. Now he has come to Beirut to provide international aid to Lebanon in the face…

Press TV: Iran declares France’s test of nuclear-capable ballistic missile inconsistent with NPT obligations

PEJOURNAL - Iran has voiced concern over a recent test-firing of an intercontinental nuclear-capable ballistic missile by France, saying the test is in clear violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and inconsistent with the European country's commitments vis-à-vis nuclear disarmament. "The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran expresses its concern over the move and believes that the French government should not overlook its international obligations enshrined in Article 6 of the NPT and the NPT Review Conferences," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Saturday. He added that France must fully comply with its international obligations regarding nuclear disarmament. The…

Reuters: Macron says France won’t remove statues, erase history

PEJOURNAL - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday fighting racism should not lead to a “hateful” re-writing of history following worldwide protests over the killing of George Floyd, a black man, by a police officer in the United States. Some protesters in the United States and elsewhere have targeted statues of historic figures associated with slavery or other past human rights abuses. “I will be very clear tonight, compatriots: the Republic won’t erase any name from its history. It will forget none of its artworks, it won’t take down statues,” he said in a televised address to the nation.