A letter was sent to the UN Security Council, dated August 15, corresponding to the departure of the last French soldier in Mali after nine years of engagement against the jihadists.
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The French State again targeted. Mali has asked the UN Security Council for an emergency meeting to put an end to what it presents as “acts of aggression” of France in the form of violations of its sovereignty, support given according to him to jihadist groups and espionage. In this sense, the Malian Ministry of Foreign Affairs distributed, Wednesday, August 17 to journalists, a letter addressed by the head of diplomacy, Abdoulaye Diop, to the Chinese presidency of the Security Council.
The Mali “reserves the right to use self-defense” if the French actions persist, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, affirms the minister. Abdoulaye Diop denounces in this letter the “repetitive and frequent violations” of Malian airspace by the French forces and the flights of French aircraft engaged in “activities considered to be espionage” and attempts “bullying”.
The letter is dated August 15, the date of the departure of the last French soldier in Mali after nine years of engagement against the jihadists. The Mali “guest” the Security Council to œwork so that France “immediately cease its acts of aggression” and asks the Chinese presidency to communicate these elements to the members of the Security Council for an emergency meeting, indicated the minister. The French authorities did not react to these accusations.