France says Chad transitional government must be temporary

FILE PHOTO: Members of the security forces patrol Chad's capital N'Djamena following the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby in N'Djamena, Chad April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - France on Monday welcomed the formation of a new transitional government in Chad by the African country's military rulers following the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby but said it should only last a limited amount of time.

"France reaffirms its attachment to the stability and the territorial integrity of the country," the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement.