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France denies report it would give up permanent UN seat
Citing a member of the European parliament, the paper said that France would consider exchanging the seat in exchange for support from other EU members for a European army and reforms to the way the bloc formulates its foreign policy.
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In this file photo taken on Dec.4, 2019 France's President Emmanuel Macron (right) gestures as Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walks past him during a family photo as part of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed on Saturday his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, over his policies toward Muslims, saying that he needed (AFP/Christian Hartmann)
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rance denied a report in Britain's The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday that it would be prepared to give its permanent seat at the UN Security Council to the European Union.
Citing a member of the European parliament, the paper said that France would consider exchanging the seat in exchange for support from other EU members for a European army and reforms to the way the bloc formulates its foreign policy.
"We formally deny this. The seat is ours and will remain that way," a spokesperson for the French presidency said.
"We coordinate with the EU as much as possible and with complete sovereignty," the spokesperson added.
France is one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council along with Britain, China, Russia and the United States.
