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Macron said in televised remarks: “I understand that cartoons may surprise us, but I will never agree to justify violence,” according to Agence France-Presse.
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The French president emphasized that his mission is to protect the rights and freedoms in his country.
During the meeting, which will be broadcast on Saturday night, he highlighted his desire to fight terrorism in France, denying his desire to stigmatize Muslims.
Macron points out the distortion of his words by some groups to exploit them, also criticizing those who distort Islam.
After the Nice attack, the French president telephoned Pope Francis, the Elysee Palace said in a statement.
Macron assured Pope Francis on Friday that he “will continue to fight tirelessly against extremism so that the French can live their faith in peace without fear.”
The French presidency stated in a statement that Macron wanted to contact Pope Francis after the stabbing in the Notre Dame church and the wounding of a bishop, as the Vatican Pope expressed his support for the French.
According to the statement, Macron agrees with Pope Francis in his views on the absolute rejection of terrorism and the ideology of hatred that divides, kills and endangers peace, as well as the importance of dialogue between monotheistic religions.
The French government tightened security measures after a knife attack carried out by a young Tunisian in which 3 victims died.
The accident follows the beheading of a French history teacher, Samuel Bate, this month by a young Chechen man, after he showed his students insulting cartoons of the prophet Muhammad.
Since last week, a campaign against French President Emmanuel Macron has escalated to the point of calling for a boycott of French products, after Paris confirmed that it would continue to publish the satirical cartoons.
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