Macron against deployment of nuclear weapons outside the countries with them

France opposes the proliferation of nuclear weapons outside their possessor countries and considers it important to rule out the possibility of their use in the current conflict in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said at a press conference following a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on April 6, Report informs referring to TASS.

“France shares [PRC’s] desire that nuclear weapons should be excluded from this conflict. This implies compliance with international treaties in this area. Also, in no case should nuclear weapons be placed outside the countries that possess them, especially in Europe,” he said.