MNA � In a Tuesday meeting with Iranian Labor Minister Mohammad Shariatmadari, France Ambassador to Iran Philippe Thi�baud said �with no doubt France will not follow the US� policies about Iran.�

�We never followed US maximum pressure policy on Iran but are interested in holding talks and cooperation with the Islamic Republic,� he said.

He noted that France is determined to put INSTEX into operation and is negotiating the issue with Iranian officials despite American�s disagreement.

Naming Trump�s policies harmful, he added that there are a wide range of fields for cooperation between Iran and France.

Thi�baud also announced readiness for exchanging expert delegations in different new fields between the two sides.

Iranian minister, for his part, criticized that �Iranians expected Europeans to act more seriously in protecting JCPOA.�

Addressing the issue of INSTEX, he said �we do not neglect European�s efforts in establishment of the financial mechanism but we cannot wait for them and we should continue our own way.�