France's foreign ministry denies asking for ban of Iranian opposition rally

France's foreign ministry has denied asking for a ban on an Iranian opposition rally in Paris, contradicting claims made by the Paris-based NCRI.

France's foreign ministry denies asking for ban of Iranian opposition rally
Jean-Noel Barrot
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​France's foreign ​ministry denied on ‌Friday that ​it had asked for the ‌ban of an Iranian opposition rally that had been due to take ‌place on Saturday in Paris.

The ‌Paris-based NCRI said earlier in the day that the Paris police had ⁠banned ​their ⁠rally at the last minute and ⁠linked it to a call by ​France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot ⁠with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi on ⁠Thursday.

"This ​allegation is false. The minister did not mention ⁠this protest or request its cancellation," the ⁠ministry ⁠said in a statement sent to Reuters.

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