Foreign Minister Heiko Maas is to travel to Paris on Thursday (18 February) to attend a meeting of the E3 (Germany, France and the UK). The meeting will focus on Iran. A joint virtual discussion will then be held on this issue with US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. Following bilateral talks with French Foreign Minister Jean‑Yves Le Drian, Foreign Minister Maas will return to Berlin on the same evening.