00:00France has banned access to government ministers for U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner after
00:06he failed to show up for a meeting to discuss comments made by the Trump administration
00:10about the killing of a far-right activist in Lyon.
00:14According to a statement from the French Foreign Ministry, Kushner would not be allowed direct
00:19access to members of the French government.
00:21The statement, however, added it would be permitted to continue its diplomatic duties
00:26and have exchanges with officials.
00:30Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barraud had summoned Kushner, the father of U.S. President Donald
00:36Trump's son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner after the U.S. Embassy in Paris, reposted comments
00:42by the Trump administration about Quentin Derong.
00:45Derong died from head injuries following clashes between leftist and far-right supporters on
00:51the sidelines of a 12 February protest against a politician from the left-wing France-en-Bout
00:57LFI party in Lyon.
00:59The 23-year-old activist killing highlighted a climate of deep political tension in France
01:05ahead of next year's presidential vote.
01:07Kushner had already failed to show up for a meeting he was summoned for in August over
01:13his letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat anti-Semitism.
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