Rubio meets French foreign minister on ICC, Iran and Ukraine
The talks covered U.S. concerns about the International Criminal Court, shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.
The two officials discussed what the department described as fundamental U.S. concerns about the International Criminal Court.
They also addressed the situation in the Middle East and reaffirmed the importance of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the department said.
Rubio called for an end to EU preference measures and overregulation that target U.S. companies, the department said.
The two sides also discussed efforts to secure a durable, long-term peace settlement to the Russia-Ukraine war, according to the readout's account of the meeting, which the department published as a readout.
The readout does not announce any agreements or specific next steps arising from the talks.
The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal based in The Hague, Netherlands, that prosecutes genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The United States is not a member of the court and has long opposed its jurisdiction over Americans, while France is one of its member states.
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman that links the Gulf with the open sea, and a large share of the world's seaborne oil passes through it.
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 triggered the wider war that diplomats have been trying to end.