PARIS, July 23 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his disappointment to his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi at the lack of progress over talks on the 2015 nuclear agreement, the Elysee Palace said in a statement on Saturday.<\/p>\n
In June, Iran began removing essentially all the agency's monitoring equipment, installed under its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.<\/p>\n
The French leader urged Raisi to make a \"clear choice\" to reach a deal and go back to the implementation of Iran's commitments under the 2015 nuclear agreement, the Elysee Palace said.<\/p>\n
Macron said he was convinced that such an outcome was still possible but that it should take place \"as soon as possible,\" the French presidency said.<\/p>\n
Macron also urged the liberation of four French citizens that he said were \"held arbitrarily\" in Iran.<\/p>\n
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