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Étienne de Gonneville, Ambassador of France in Sweden, on Swedish television: ‘France is a Muslim country,'” translated from “Étienne de Gonneville, ambassadeur de France en Suède, à la télévision suédoise: ‘La France est un pays musulman,'” October 26, 2020 :
The French Ambassador to Sweden, Etienne De Gonneville, was interviewed on the public channel SVT in the Agenda program. There, he was asked if there was a risk of conflict between France and the Muslim world following the beheading of Professor Samuel Paty in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine on October 16.
“First of all: France is a Muslim country. Islam is the second religion in France. We have between 4 and 8 million Muslims in France ”
“The Muslims we listen to in priority are the French Muslims”
Journalist: And what are they saying?
The French Ambassador to Sweden, Etienne De Gonneville, was interviewed on the public channel SVT in the Agenda program. There, he was asked if there was a risk of conflict between France and the Muslim world following the beheading of Professor Samuel Paty in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine on October 16.
“First of all: France is a Muslim country. Islam is the second religion in France. We have between 4 and 8 million Muslims in France ”
“The Muslims we listen to in priority are the French Muslims”
Journalist: And what are they saying?