BAMAKO (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Friday France would stick to plans to reduce its military presence in Mali ahead of elections in July and he called on Tuareg rebels to lay down their arms so the vote could go ahead.
Visiting the Malian capital Bamako for talks with the interim government, Fabius said France would proceed with plans to cut its military presence from late April despite attacks by Islamist fighters on northern cities.
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