French President Emmanuel Macron held a press conference during a diplomatic visit to Serbia. During the televised visit, the French leader told reporters that he had not invited Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov to France and did not know he was coming. According to a translation of Mr. Macron's response, the French president said: "As far as I am concerned, I had no idea that Mr. Pavel Durov would come to France. This is normal because I did not know that people from all over the world come to France, whether they have French nationality or not." The French president then reiterated that Pavel Durov's case would be handled by "the independent action of the French judicial system". France has faced widespread international opposition over its decision to arrest Durov, while Macron has maintained that the decision to detain the tech entrepreneur was not politically motivated.