France's Macron says discussed Iran ceasefire, Ukraine with Turkey's Erdogan

April 11, 2026 7:55 AM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the day of the Gaza International Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. Yoan Valat/Pool via REUTERS

PARIS, April ‌11 (Reuters) - ​French ​President Emmanuel Macron said on ‌Saturday that he had ⁠discussed the Iran ceasefire ‌https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ talks and ‌the situation in Ukraine https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-russia-war/ with Turkish ​President Tayyip Erdogan.

"We initially discussed the ⁠situation in the Middle East, and ​called for all parties to respect the ​ceasefire and ‌to make sure this applies to ⁠Lebanon, and for all parties to respect ⁠the freedom of navigation in ​the Straits of Hormuz, and we highlighted the importance ‌of getting a strong and lasting ‌diplomatic solution," ⁠wrote Macron ‌on X.

(Reporting ​by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Alexander ‌Smith)



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