Mr Douste-Blazy has since gone further: "It is evident that Iran plays a stabilising role in the region."

而杜斯特-布拉齐先生择更进一步说：“很明显，伊朗在该地区发挥着稳定作用。”

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They were later joined by UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, and the mayor of Toulouse Philippe Douste-Blazy.

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As Mr Douste-Blazy admits, France is sensitive to the potential knock-on effects in its own disaffected Muslim-inhabited banlieues.

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