France – AFP – 1/31/2015 – French President Francois Hollande Sunday “resolutely” condemned the apparent execution of a Japanese hostage by the Islamic State (IS) group in a video released online.
Hollande said he “resolutely condemned the brutal murder of Japanese citizen Kenji Goto by Daesh,” according to a statement from his office.
“France stands in solidarity with Japan in this new ordeal,” Hollande said, adding that France and Japan would “continue to work together for peace in the Middle East and to eliminate terrorist groups.”