A Hamas spokesman said on Monday Hamas members held talks two months ago with French officials and more recently with an Indian diplomat despite U.S. and Israeli efforts to isolate the Islamic militant group. "Meetings were held here (in Gaza) two months ago with French officials," said Hamas spokesman Abu Zuhri, without identifying them or providing any details about the talks.France's ambassador to Israel, Gerard Araud, denied French officials have any contact with Hamas, which won elections in January and formally took control of the Palestinian Authority last week. Araud said France, like the European Union, expected Hamas to first renounce violence, recognize Israel and abide by interim peace deals. "We don't have any contact with the Hamas ... We won't have any contact with the Hamas whatsoever, as long as they don't satisfy the three well-known conditions," the ambassador, speaking in English, told Army Radio.