JERUSALEM, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with visiting French President Francois Hollande on Sunday evening, thanking him for his country's tough stance towards the Iranian nuclear plan. Netanyahu and Hollande held a joint press conference following a meeting held at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem where ...

After a weekend of optimistic statements about an interim deal over Irans nuclear programme perhaps this week in meetings between the Iranians and the 5+1 Powers in Geneva both the US and France put out tougher lines on Sunday about the negotiations. Far from coincidentally, the positions of both countries were linked to Israel, with French President ...

French President Francois Hollande says Iran should meet four demands to reach an agreement over its nuclear energy program in the upcoming talks with the world six major powers in Geneva. "France is in favor of an interim agreement but on the basis of four points," said the French president at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister ...

JERUSALEM, Nov 17 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande assured Israel on Sunday thatFrancewould continue to oppose an easing of economic sanctions against Iran until it was convinced Tehran had ended a pursuit of nuclear weapons. Hollande's pledge, at the start of a three-day visit to Israel, could help underpin an intensive campaign by ...

JERUSALEM, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched an intensive campaign on Sunday to convince world powers to toughen terms of a proposed nuclear deal withIranahead of negotiations reconvening this week in Geneva. After meeting Francois Hollande on Sunday as part of a three-day state visit by the French president, Netanyahu ...

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Continued pressure on Iran over its contested nuclear program can get world powers a better deal, Israel's prime minister said Sunday, ahead of a visit by the French president. Benjamin Netanyahu offered the comments at a government meeting Sunday, hours before President Francois Hollande was to arrive for a three-day trip. Netanyahu ...

Ben Gurion airport France will not accept the proliferation of nuclear arms, President Francois Hollande said on Sunday after arriving in Israel for a visit expected to focus on Iran's controversial nuclear drive. "France will not tolerate nuclear proliferation," he said in a speech on the red carpet shortly after landing at Ben Gurion airport near ...

French President Francois Hollande heads toIsraeltoday hoping to give a push to stalled peace talks with the Palestinians despite Israel's preoccupation with negotiations overIran's nuclear programme. Hollande, who is flatlining in polls at home, will also use his three-day visit to try to boost trade with the Jewish state, which stood at 2.3 billion ...