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Defense Minister Lambrecht urges Mali to clarify the basis of the UN Minusma mission. Entry and exit of German soldiers must be guaranteed.


Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) has asked the government of the West African crisis province Mali to clarify the basis for the UN mission Minusma. He told the German broadcast network:

Before the next rotation, it must be ensured that German soldiers can enter and leave the country.

Christine Lambrecht, Federal Minister of Defense

“From the arrest of soldiers from Ivory Coast to the questioning of the rotation of UN troops as they left the country for some Bundeswehr soldiers, he has been very disturbed by the events of the past few days”.

Tensions rise in Mali after military coup

There was a military coup in Mali last year. Recently, tensions between the government in Bamako, the UN peacekeeping mission and participating countries have increased significantly. The military government announced Personnel changes between international emergency services are not allowed for the time being. be.

On Thursday, eight members of the German armed forces were unable to board the plane they had pre-booked with a civilian airline, as authorities in Mali did not allow them to do so. The German side considered the procedure as harassment. It was stated that there were difficulties by referring to documents that were claimed to be missing.

Arrest of soldiers for, among other things, “illegal entry”

The Bundeswehr participates in the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali. However, the European education mission EUTM has been largely stalled. A focus of operations is planned in neighboring Niger, where German soldiers are already training local forces.

Meanwhile, the Attorney General of Mali is investigating the arrest of Ivorian soldiers who were supposed to be deployed as guards for the UN. This was announced by his official in Bamako as it became known on Tuesday.

Ivory Coast soldiers were arrested in Bamako on 10 July. Mali threw them unauthorized entry, destabilization of the Malian government, and mercenary before. However, according to the Federal Ministry of Defense, forces have been deployed since 2019 with the knowledge and approval of the Malian authorities to protect a UN base at Bamako Airport, which is also used by Germany.

Source: ZDF

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