France mulls new UN Security Council resolution on Hormuz, diplomats say

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France mulls new UN Security Council resolution on Hormuz, diplomats say

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France is drafting a UN Security Council resolution in coordination with the United States to establish an international mission to secure movement through the Strait of Hormuz. This follows previous unsuccessful attempts and recent discussions between Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump during the UN General Assembly.

By John Irish UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - France has started drafting a UN Security Council resolution in coordination with the United States on setting up ​an international mission to restore movement in the Strait of Hormuz, diplomats said on Tuesday. Paris has unsuccessfully attempted in the past to put a resolution together on the subject, but the latest move follows talks between France's President Emmanuel Macron on Monday evening and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

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