Iranian President Hassan Rouhani talks to journalists after he registered for February's election of the Assembly of Experts, the clerical body that chooses the supreme leader, at Interior Ministry in Tehran December 21, 2015. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA
PARIS (Reuters) - France deeply deplores Saudi Arabia's execution of 47 people including a Shi'ite Muslim cleric and called on regional leaders to do everything to avoid exacerbating sectarian tension, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.
"France reiterates its constant opposition to the death penalty, in all places and all circumstances," the ministry said in a statement.
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