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A statement from the country’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the country’s state media had published the statement.
It did not call for a boycott of French products, as some other Muslim countries did, according to Reuters.
There have been protests across France over the murder of a history teacher in France for showing a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). In response, the country’s president, Emanuel Macron, spoke out strongly against radical Islam and defended the country’s secular values.
“France will not stop showing cartoons,” he said.
His comments elicited negative reactions from Muslims around the world. In Islamic tradition, it is clearly forbidden to display any image of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and Allah. All of this is considered a felony.
Macron was harshly criticized by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan for failing to respect “freedom of belief” and for disrespecting millions of Muslims in France.
Erdogan has called on the public to boycott French products over a dispute with Macron over Islam.
Earlier on Sunday, several French products, including beauty products made in France, were recalled from displays at some supermarkets in Jordan, Qatar and Kuwait.
A major Kuwaiti retail association has also ordered a boycott of French products.
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