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Juncker extends EU's solidarity with France after Nice attack

Xinhua, July 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, on Friday extended solidarity with France on behalf of the bloc after an attack in Nice, France on Thursday night that has killed at least 80 people.

"France can count on the European Commission and the rest of EU countries for continued support in the fight against terrorism both inside and outside the European Union. Our determination will be as strong as our unity," a statement quoted Juncker who was attending the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) as saying.

Juncker said he was touched and saddened by the "terrible ordeal" faced by the city in the French Riviera. He expressed solidarity with the victims, their families, and the entire nation as the French mourn those who perished in "the cowardly act of terror."

Earlier on Friday, the heads of state and of government of Asia and Europe, the president of the European Council, president of the European Commission, and the secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), who are currently meeting in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, released a joint statement condemning the deadly terrorist attack in Nice.

"Following the recent terrorist attacks in Europe and Asia and in many other places, as we have seen in Nice a few hours before our summit, we strongly condemn the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks perpetrated, resulting in the unacceptable loss of innocent lives and countless injuries," the leaders said in the statement.

The leaders attending ASEM expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, to the people and the governments of various countries which have suffered from terrorist attacks resulting in the loss of innocent lives.

Meanwhile, they reaffirmed their commitment to join forces to fight the plague of terrorism and underlined the need to bring to justice those responsible for the attacks in accordance with the United Nations Charter and other obligations under international law.

Latest reports put the death toll of the attack in Nice at 84. French President Francois Hollande has said the terrorist nature of the attack "can not be denied." Endit