Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has met with his French counterpart Francois Hollande on the sidelines of the 68th annual session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The two leaders shook hands before entering closed-door talks on Tuesday. The meeting was expected to focus on the crisis in Syria and Iran's nuclear energy program. Rouhani addressed ...

(Reuters) - Ahead of a meeting with Iran's president, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday he expects "concrete gestures" byIranto show it will give up a military nuclear program. Hollande is due to meet with President Hassan Rouhani later on Tuesday on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. "Franceexpects ...

The world's chemical weapons watchdog has begun on Saturday to examine details of Syria's chemical arsenal supplied by the regime, as rebels agreed a truce with jihadists in a key border town. China urged a quick implementation of a landmark US-Russian deal to destroy Syria's chemical stockpile, as the Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition ...

Paris has announced that French President Francois Hollande will meet and hold talks with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week. Hollande's office announced on Friday that the meeting is scheduled for September 24, and will focus on the crisis in Syria and Iran's nuclear energy program,...