10 journalists of the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly newspaper and two police officers were killed in a terrorist attack on the outskirts of Paris yesterday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed condolences in a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Laurent Fabius. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reminded that the Alliance was committed to cooperation with Russia and declared consolidation of all NATO members. He added that the incident was an attack on innocent people, free press, freedom of expression, RIA Novosti reports.
British Intelligence Chief Andrew Parker offered assistance in the investigation of the attack. British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond noted that the terrorist attack in France was a reminder that similar events could happen in any part of the world, TASS reports.
Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja urged countries to be ready to resist terrorist attacks.
Foreign ministers of 28 EU countries will meet in Brussels on January 19 and discuss the problem of terrorism. EU Chief Diplomat Federica Mogherini will meet with EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove.
Russian Chief Rabbi Berl Lazar urged politicians to defend the country from terrorists. The Russian Mufti Council and the Muslim Administration reminded about the importance to protect believers. The organizations urged all mass media to remember about inner censorship, respect other cultures. They spoke out against extremism and threats to lives of peaceful citizens, the Russian News Service reports.
