The French President Emmanuel Macron in a interview :
In an interview with the Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera, Macron said that the “ sketches were not the government’s plan but the plan of independent newspapers that are not affiliated with the government.”
“I understand and respect the sentiments that have been expressed, but you must also understand my role at the moment, which is to do two things, one is to promote tolerance and the other is to protect these rights.” “There are people in the world today who are misrepresenting Islam and killing and killing in the name of the religion they claim to defend,” he added.
“Violence in the name of Islam is being promoted by movements and individuals. Certainly this is a problem for Islam because Muslims are the biggest victims, more than 80 per cent of those affected by terrorism are Muslims and this is a problem for all of us,” said Macron.
Some Key Points President Macron Made :
“I think the reaction was a lie and a distortion of my words because people thought I supported blasphemous sketches,” he said.
“I will never accept that we can justify violence. Our freedoms, our rights, I consider that it is our vocation to protect them”.
“I have seen too many lies, I want to be clear: what we are doing in France is fighting terrorism which is being done in the name of Islam, not #Islam. It claimed the lives of over 300 of our fellow citizens! “
“I was made to say: “I support cartoons humiliating the prophet.” I am in favor of people being able to write, think, draw freely in my country. It’s a right, it’s our freedoms …”
These transcripts are per our understanding of the interview in French.
