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jpnn.com, PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron declared that he respects Muslims who were shocked by the cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad.
However, Macron insisted that this was not an excuse for violence.
Macron broadcast this in an interview with the Arab television network Al Jazeera that was broadcast on Saturday (10/31). The interview was an attempt by the president, born on December 21, 1977, to enhance France’s intention in the Islamic world, which he said had been misunderstood.
“So I understand and respect that people are shocked by this cartoon, but I will never accept that anyone can justify physical violence for this cartoon,” he said.
In the interview, Macron also said that France will not back down from the violence. The leader of this secular country stressed that he will defend the right to freedom of expression, including the publication of cartoons.
“I will always defend the freedom in my country to write, think, draw,” Macron said.
However, Macron stressed that this does not mean that he or his officials support the cartoons about the Prophet Muhammad. According to him, his government’s policies did not mean that France was anti-Muslim either.
“My role is to calm things down, that’s what I do, but at the same time, protect these rights,” he said.(between / jpnn)
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