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– At this dramatic moment, our solidarity and consideration go to France. We must condemn violence and murder that can only be described as terrorism against innocent people. Nothing can defend such horrible actions, Labor leader Jonas Gahr Støre tells Dagbladet.
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Progress Party leader Siv Jensen told NTB today that Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) should condemn Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and give French President Emmanuel Macron her full support in what she describes as a new fighting cartoon.
– Macron stands out as a brave man. But what it does is necessary. It is installed with reactionary forces that want to restrict freedom of expression. And then I wonder, where is the government’s moral support? Jensen tells NTB.
Støre: must provide clear support
When asked by Dagbladet if he agrees with the FRP leader’s order, Støre responds as follows:
– Norway should provide clear support for the protection of human rights. It includes freedom of speech and freedom of religion, says Støre.
He believes that political leaders should now refrain from “talking about the conflicts” and calls in particular to the two NATO partners, Turkey and France, to establish dialogue and contact.
Støre believes there are reasons to fear that there will be more attacks and clashes in the future.
– We have already seen signs that large populations can be mobilized, especially in countries with weak democratic traditions, he says.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has been heavily criticized by Turkey and several other Muslim countries for defending the use of Muhammad cartoons and criticizing Islam for being a religion in deep crisis.
– I think that when France defends secular values and a freedom of expression that is under pressure, Norway should stand shoulder to shoulder with France, Jensen tells NTB.
She notes that Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has clearly condemned Erdogan’s behavior.
– I have not registered anything similar from the Norwegian authorities, neither the Prime Minister nor the Minister of Foreign Affairs, says Jensen.
Jensen responds
Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) responds on behalf of the government, saying she has conveyed her condolences to the French people and also emphasized “Norway’s full solidarity with France.”
– I want to tell Siv Jensen that the government has been clear in its solidarity with France, in defending universal human rights and our common values such as freedom of expression, and in clearly stating that attacks on the defense of freedom of Macron’s expression are unacceptable.
Søreide says Norway “works to promote and protect freedom of expression around the world” and supports many human rights defenders.
In recent years, the government has allocated more than NOK 70 million annually for this work. We are very concerned that freedom of expression is under pressure, so we have started to work to renew the strategy of Norway’s international efforts for freedom of expression. We must never allow ourselves to be threatened by terrorists, says Søreide.
Islamic world towards France
– Crusade
Turkey’s powerful and opinionated President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has compared the way Muslims are treated in Europe today to the way Jews were treated before and during World War II.
A cartoon of Erdogan on the cover of the latest issue of Charlie Hebdo, in which the Turkish president wears a T-shirt and boxer shorts, drinks beer and lifts up his skirt and shows the bare buttocks of a woman wearing a hijab, has helped sharpen the tone. additional.
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Turkey accuses the French magazine of satire of “cultural racism”, claims the drawing is proof that Macron’s anti-Muslim agenda has paid off and warns of legal and diplomatic measures.
“I am sad and frustrated, not because of the attack against me, but because of the rudeness of targeting the prophet we love more than ourselves,” said Erdogan, who accuses the western countries led by France of launching a new crusade. .
