Paris: Europeans pushed back on Wednesday against the demands of the Malian Military Government who had just arrived Danish special forces who fought Jihadis immediately withdrawing from Sahel’s country.
The task of the Takuba unit brings together special forces from European countries to tell Malians and help them in battle, with around 90 Danes join this month.
Junta on Monday asked Denmark to “immediately” pulling his contingent, accused the troops had been deployed without their consent, the position was rejected by the Danish government a day later.
A statement from the countries involved in the French Task Force, Takuba on Wednesday defended the spread, said the partners acted “in a strong legal framework agreed upon by Mali’s sovereign government, including an official invitation from Malia authorities to international partners.” European countries asked Mali to “improve this situation at a critical moment for Mali, when solidarity needed more than before.” Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod on Tuesday said his country’s troops were in Mali “with a clear basis” and the government tried to clarify this problem.
“At present there is a difficult diplomatic discussion with the transition government,” he added.
Junta Mali, who ruled in the 2020 coup, responded Wednesday night it had read the comments “who inappropriate” Kofod with “surprise and worries”.
The task of the Takuba unit was the fruit of a long French effort to persuade European allies into killing part of the burden of the battles of jihadists in Mali, Nexus from a near-a decade rebellion in Sahel.
Paris has been involved in “in-depth consultation” with European partners participating in the Special Forces group, French Defense Minister Florence Parly said on Tuesday, stressed that “Junta doubled the provocation”.
This diplomatic spat is the latest obstacle to French and European military action in Mali.
Monday’s coup in Burkina Faso also complicated equations for Paris.
Of the four Sahel countries where Barkhane’s anti-jihadist force was deployed, three Chad, Mali, Burkina was now ruled by a military juntas.