IN FRANCE, UN CHIEF PRAISES PEACEKEEPING CONTRIBUTIONS, URGES POLITICAL PROGRESS IN MALI

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IN FRANCE, UN CHIEF PRAISES PEACEKEEPING CONTRIBUTIONS, URGES
POLITICAL PROGRESS IN MALI New York, Jul 15 2013 1:00PMUnited Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, meeting with officials in France on the
occasion of Bastille Day, paid tribute to the country's contributions
to ending the turmoil in Mali, after stressing the importance of
credible elections in the West African country in talks with its
interim president.

"I highly appreciate the very important contribution and sacrifice of
France toward bringing about peace, security and development for the
Malian people," Mr. Ban told the press after meeting with French
President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

In early 2013, a rebellion of ethnic Tuareg groups followed by an
insurgency of Islamist extremists displaced hundreds of thousands in
Mali and prompted the Government to request assistance from France to
halt the southward march of the extremists, as an African-led force,
known as AFISMA, gradually built strength.

Earlier this month, the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization
Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), took over from the African-led force, with
a Security Council mandate "to use all necessary means" to carry out
security-related stabilization tasks, protect civilians, UN staff and
cultural sites and create the conditions for provision of humanitarian
aid.

In today's meeting with Mr. Hollande, the Secretary-General said he
told the French President that he counted on his continued leadership
and support in Mali. "As you know well," he told correspondents, "the
mandate of MINUSMA requires many capabilities such as armed military
helicopters."

"I asked the President to consider providing such capabilities," he added.

Yesterday, he said, as he watched the parades celebrating Bastille
Day, "I was very moved to see the Blue Helmets at the side Malian
forces as well as French Forces -- in particular those of Operation
Serval." The Operation is the French security mission in Mali.

Also in Paris yesterday, the Secretary-General met with the interim
President of Mali, Diacounda Traoré, who he said welcomed the transfer
of authority from AFISMA to the new UN peacekeeping mission.

According to information released by Mr. Ban's spokesperson, the two
also discussed the human rights situation in Mali and the
Secretary-General noted the importance of the upcoming presidential
elections, stressing that they needed to be credible and peaceful,
with an outcome accepted by all Malians.

The spokesperson reported that Mr. Ban also discussed the situation in
Mali yesterday with French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian,
including the mandate of MINUSMA, support of French troops for the
Mission and the effect of the crisis on countries in the region.

They also exchanged views on the situation in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, in Lebanon and in Syria, according to the spokesperson's
information.
Jul 15 2013 1:00PM
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