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French officials meet fuel suppliers as Iran conflict lifts oil prices

French government finance chiefs held talks with fuel distributors on Thursday to discuss the price of petrol in the country following the start of the conflict in the Gulf and Middle East. © AP

French finance chiefs on Thursday moved to calm fears of a sharp rise in fuel prices as fighting between Israel and Iran in the Middle East entered a sixth day and global oil prices climbed.

Economy Minister Roland Lescure met fuel suppliers at the finance ministry in Paris to discuss the situation after acknowledging that petrol prices could rise by a few cents at stations across France.

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