France has urged Middle Eastern countries to end calls for a boycott of its goods in protest at President Emmanuel Macron's defence of the right to show cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. In a statement, the French foreign ministry acknowledged the moves, writing: "These calls for boycott are baseless and should stop immediately, as well as all attacks against our country, which are being pushed by a radical minority."

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France has urged Middle Eastern countries to end calls for a boycott of its goods in protest at President Emmanuel Macron's defence of the right to show cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

 President Emmanuel Macron, who gave a speech about the fight against Islamic radicalism in France, defined Islam as “a religion which is today in crisis throughout the world”. He announced a plan to protect and defend France’s secular values against Islamic radicalism.