[caption id="attachment_149160" align="alignright" width="164"] The head of the French parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, Elisabeth Guigou, told Al-Monitor that she sees Africa as the continent of the future. (photo by Reuters)[/caption]
As the Iran nuclear negotiations continue, the president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly, Elisabeth Guigou, said in a recent interview with Al-Monitor that she sees France playing the role of “guardian” in the nuclear talks with Iran.
Guigou, who is the former French minister for European affairs (1990-1993), justice (1997-2000) and employment and solidarity (2000-2002), told Al-Monitor that the United States “seems eager to reach an agreement” quickly, and that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is also keen to reach a resolution for political reasons, including the lifting of sanctions.

Below is the full text of the email interview with Guigou in which she comments on the Jan. 7 attacks at the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, France’s military intervention in Mali, as well as her own work with the Anna Lindh Foundation to promote Euro-Mediterranean dialogue.

Al-Monitor:  In light of the terrorist actions at Charlie Hebdo, what do you believe are the ramifications?

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