Iran's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday urged the French government and police to refrain from violence against demonstrators in the country.

Iran Press/Iran news: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran called on the French government and police to respect demonstrators' democratic rights.

We urge the #French Government and Police to abstain from the use of force & bare violence and abide by the law in dealing with "their own people's corporate, legal, peaceful & unarmed demonstrations pic.twitter.com/dkBtrj9YUn

— Foreign Ministry