EU military mission to Mozambique may be operating in months, bloc says


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  • Friday, 28 May 2021

FILE PHOTO: European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks before an EU defence ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium May 6, 2021. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

LISBON (Reuters) - The European Union could have a military training mission in place in Mozambique within several months, the bloc's foreign policy chief said on Friday, helping the southern African country tackle Islamist insurgents.

"I think we could be able to approve this mission," Josep Borrell told reporters ahead of an EU defence ministers meeting in Lisbon where the subject was due to be discussed.

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