Speaking after talks with the US president Sarkozy also condemned what he called "senseless" remarks by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad casting doubt on the Holocaust.

Sarkozy said Iran could have "peaceful" nuclear power "but not a military nuclear capability and they have to accept this."

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