Great news from Breitbart:
FRENCH PREZ CANCELS LUNCH WITH IRANIAN LEADER AFTER DEMANDS FOR HALAL AND NO WINE
France is reportedly refusing to host a working lunch for visiting Iranian president Hassan Rouhani because the hardline Muslim leader demanded halal meat and a wine-free table. The two were scheduled to meet next week during an Iranian state visit to Paris.
The meal has now been cancelled because the Iranians would not eat at a table that was “offensive to their Muslim values”. For its part, France is said to has refused to bow to their religious demands.
Officials at the presidential Elysee Palace said making the food and drink “Iran-friendly” was contrary to France’s secular republican values and was non-negotiable, it has been reported.
The Elysee instead suggested a breakfast meeting as a counter-offer, but this was then reportedly rebuffed by the Iranians as being “too cheap”.
If Rouhani was serious, he would simply not eat the meat and not drink the wine - problem solved. He did this as a power-play and France stood firm and did not back down.
I wish that we had a leader like this...
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