Cairo: French minister affirms respect for Islam in dispute over cartoons
"We have a first principle which is the highest respect for Islam," Le Drian told reporters. "I also want to say that Muslims are fully part of society in France."
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian leaves after a news conference with Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar (not pictured), in Cairo, Egypt November 8, 2020.(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY)ByREUTERS