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It Is With Enormous Distress That France Has Just Learned Of The Monstrous Attacks There Is No Other Word For It That Have Just Struck The United States Of America. In These Horrifying Circumstances, The Entire People Of France, And I Want To Emphasize This, Stand By The People Of America. They Express Their Friendship And Solidarity In This Tragedy. Naturally, I Want To Assure President Bush Of My Total Support. France, As You Know, Has Always Condemned And Unreservedly Condemns Terrorism, And Considers That Terrorism Must Be Combated By All Possible Means.

Terrorism Has Become The Systematic Weapon Of A War That Knows No Borders Or Seldom Has A Face.

King Fahd Was Also Committed To The Strong And Trusting Relations Between France And Saudi Arabia. This Old Friendship, Which Began With An Exceptional Link Established By General De Gaulle, Took On A New Dimension Under His Reign, Helped By A Shared Vision Of What Was At Stake Regionally And Internationally.

Anything That Can Hurt The Convictions Of Another, Particularly Religious Convictions, Must Be Avoided. Freedom Of Expression Must Be Exercised In A Spirit Of Responsibility. I Condemn All Manifest Provocation That Might Dangerously Fan Passions.