France's Le Drian: We must not let the guard down in Mali


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  • Sunday, 06 Sep 2020

FILE PHOTO: French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian leaves the Elysee Presidential Palace after a weekly cabinet meeting, in Paris, France May 27, 2020 as France eases lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease COVID-19. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

PARIS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday France will continue with its military operations in Mali where two French soldiers were killed on Saturday.

"There is no question of letting down the guard...We are making progress in Mali where we are fighting to insure our security and that other countries," Le Drian told France Inter radio.

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