PARIS, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The EU ‌and 26 ‌countries condemned Iran's executions ​of protesters in a joint statement, French ‌Foreign Minister ⁠Jean-Noel Barrot said on ⁠Wednesday.

The countries called on ​Iran to ​listen ​to its ‌people, take meaningful steps toward ensuring respect for human rights, immediately ‌end ​use of ​the ​death ‌penalty and release those ​arbitrarily ​detained.

(Reporting by ELizabeth Pineau; ​Writing ‌by Inti Landauro; ​Editing by ​Makini Brice)