The leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union strongly condemned the attack in Nice and expressed their "solidarity" with France, calling for "dialogue between communities and religions".
"We condemn in the strongest terms those attacks, which are also attacks on our common values. We call on the leaders of the whole world to work on dialogue and understanding between communities and religions, not on divisions," the joint statement published by the president of the European Union on his Twitter account states. advice from Charles Michel.
They stated that they were "shocked and saddened by the terrorist attacks in France".
Their brief statement did not mention freedom of expression or the caricature of the Prophet Muhammad recently published by the French weekly Charlie Hebdo, which caused major tensions between Muslim countries and angered Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
"We are united and firm in our solidarity with France, the French people and government, in our joint and permanent fight against terrorism and violent extremism," the statement said.
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