The United States calls off military cooperation with Mali

The US government said on the 21st that the US side has suspended its military cooperation with the Malian military. However, Germany, France and Britain all said on the same day that they would continue to invest in anti-terrorism military operations in Mali. < / P > < p > “to put it bluntly, there will be no further training or support for the armed forces of Mali, which will be completely stopped,” U.S. special envoy to the Sahel region in West Africa, J. Peter FAMM, told reporters, “we have stopped everything until we can see the situation clearly.” The military mutiny broke out in Mali on the 18th, and the president was detained and forced to resign, and then the military authorities took over power. This situation worries the international community that the security situation of this West African country may further deteriorate. The U.S. government regularly trains Malian soldiers, including several officers involved in the mutiny. In addition, the United States has also provided intelligence to France to support France’s LED anti-terrorism operations in West Africa. Fan said that the US side needs to characterize the events in Mali from a legal point of view. If it is determined as a coup d’etat, it means that the US side will cut off its direct support for the Malian government. A Pentagon spokesman called the incident “mutiny” on the 21st. Fanm said that the United States pays special attention to the activities of extremist organizations in Mali, and therefore maintains contact with the military control authorities. “These are all work contacts, they don’t mean recognition, they just acknowledge that they have controlled the situation to a certain extent.” In his speech, he avoided “coup d’etat” and used “takeover” to describe the current political situation change in Mali, and then reiterated the US side’s demand for Mali’s military control authorities to release the former president Ibrahim bubacar keta, especially in view of his 75 year old age and his worrying health condition. A U.N. human rights team visited kata and 13 detained senior Malian government officials on the evening of 20, saying that “there is no sign that they have been abused.”. On the 20th, Mali’s military control authorities released three people, including the finance minister, the president’s private secretary and the main leaders of the ruling party. “Contact is still necessary, because it is still a huge threat, including for us,” German defense minister annigret kranpp Karenbauer said on the 21st when meeting with the defense ministers of Britain and France in southern Germany The defense ministers of the three countries called on Mali’s military control authorities to realize their commitment as soon as possible, “namely, return to constitutionalism”. “We will continue to fight terrorism because it is far from over,” French Defense Minister Francois Parry said Mali’s military authorities said on the 20th that they were discussing with political representatives to establish a transitional government and elect a transitional president as soon as possible. A high-level delegation sent from 15 countries of the economic community of West African States is expected to arrive in Mali on 22 th. It hopes to continue to mediate and support Keita’s reinstating president. (field) (Xinhua special feature)