Hollande: New Iran president welcome at Syria peace talks
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}French President Francois Hollande speaks during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G8 summit near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland on June 18, 2013. Hollande said Tuesday that Iranian president-elect Hassan Rowhani would be welcome at Syria peace talks "if he can be useful". (AFP)
French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday that Iranian president-elect Hassan Rowhani would be welcome at Syria peace talks "if he can be useful".
"Let's wait for the new president's statements," Hollande said at the end of a G8 summit, adding: "My position is that if he can be useful, yes, he would be welcome" at a peace conference mooted for later this year in Geneva.