French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spok...
FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, at his summer retreat of the Bregancon fortress on the Mediterranean coast, near the village of Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, on August 19, 2019. Gerard Julien/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Sunday ahead of a meeting of the joint Franco-Russian Council on security issues scheduled for Monday in Moscow, the French presidency said in a statement. They also discussed a recent prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia, agreeing that gave momentum for a summit of the so-called “Normandy” group - France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine - to discuss issues between Kiev and Moscow, the statement said.
They also discussed global frictions over Iran and expressed the wish that all parties seek to reduce them, it said.
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