France has no reason to change diplomatic staffing in Middle East, foreign ministry says

France has no reason to change its diplomatic personnel staffing in the Middle East at this stage, a French foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.

"There is no reason that would justify a change in our diplomatic personnel at the moment, but we are following the situation closely," the spokesperson told reporters.

The remarks came one day after the United States said it was moving U.S. personnel out of the Middle East as a result of unspecified security threats.