France, Feb. 24 -- On Monday France moved to block US envoy Kushner from having access to government ministers, after he failed to show up to explain comments about the killing in Lyon of French far-right activist Quentin Deranque.

The ambassador will have full access "once he explains himself",France's Foreign Minister Jean-NoelBarrot said on ‌Tuesday.

"He needs to be ​able to have this discussion with us, withthe Quai ​d'Orsay (the Foreign Ministry), ​so that he ​can resumethe normal exercise of ​his duties as ambassador in France," Barrot told France Info public radio.

He described the no-show as "a surprise". Access banned

Barrot summoned Kushner after the US embassy in Paris reposted comments b...