France thanks India, says will deepen coopn against terror

France today thanked India for standing by it in its hour of grief in the aftermath of the terror attack in Nice, in which 84 people were killed, and said it will fight together those spreading the message of "death, hate and fanaticism".
It also said that like India, France also knows that there can be no possible compromise with terrorists.
French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee for the warm messages and said, over the years India, like France, has also been hit by barbaric attacks.
"I still recall how shocked we were, all over my country, by the bloody attack in Mumbai in 2008. And I know how much your solidarity comes from the heart. We share the same values same principles and in a way same challenges because we are both open and tolerant societies.

"I know that more than ever, France and India stand together against this global threat. More than ever, we shall enhance our cooperation against those who would like to spread all over the world their message of death, of hate and fanaticism. India, like France, knows only too well that there is no possible compromise with terrorists," he said.
The Ambassador also said, he, like everyone at the Embassy here were deeply touched by the messages of solidarity and friendship that came from all over India this morning, from all parts of the civil society and from the Indian government.

He said the insane attack took place on French national day "Bastille day"--a day that celebrates, all over France, the values and the messages inherited from the French Revolution: the values of democracy, freedom, tolerance and human rights.
"What is obvious is that this attack was aimed not only at killing innocent people but also against these very values and principles that are also so deeply cherished right here in India, and all over the world. We will resist," he said.