This Article is From Jun 05, 2015

France 'Firmly Opposed' to Boycott of Israel, Finance Minister Says Amid Orange Spat

France 'Firmly Opposed' to Boycott of Israel, Finance Minister Says Amid Orange Spat

File Photo:French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius poses outside his office in Paris, France on May 22, 2015. (Reuters Photo)

Paris: France's foreign minister today said Paris was "firmly opposed" to any boycott of Israel as a row rages over telecom group Orange's decision to withdraw its brand from the Jewish state.

"Although it is for the president of the Orange group to determine the commercial strategy of the company, France is firmly opposed to a boycott of Israel," Laurent Fabius said in a statement.
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