France Condemns Erdogan "Declarations of Violence", Threatens Sanctions

France condemned on Thursday the declarations of "Violence" and Hatred" by Turkish President Recep Tayyeb Erdogan, and raised the possibility of new sanctions against Ankara, according to Sky News agency.

In an interview with "Europe 1 radio", French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said, " There are now declarations of violence, even hatred, which are regularly posted by President Erdogan, which are unacceptable."

It is worth mentioning that, France is currently pushing for a “strong” European Union response to Turkey, including potential sanctions, over “provocations” by Erdogan.

Erdogan has lashed out at French President Emmanuel Macron in recent days following the latter’s response to the beheading of a teacher in France by an extremist over the use of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.

Macron has said that France will not give up caricatures and that the teacher was killed “because Islamists want our future,” vowing “they will never have it.”