Hollande to take part in unity march dedicated to Charlie Hebdo victims
French President Francois Hollande has invited European leaders to march with him Sunday in Paris in a major republican unity rally organized in memory of the victims of the recent terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine, Sputnik News reported.
"I've accepted President Hollande's invitation to join the Unity Rally in Paris this Sunday — celebrating the values behind #CharlieHebdo," British Prime Minister David Cameron wrote on his Twitter page Friday.
Other leaders who have reportedly confirmed their willingness to participate in the march include German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy, as well as President of the European Council Donald Tusk and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls told BFM-TV Friday that "massive" security measures will be taken in Paris as well as other major French cities where similar rallies are expected to take place.