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| France says will not intervene in C Africa's conflict |
| 2012-12-28 |
| [Pak Daily Times] President Francois Hollande ...the Socialist president of La Belle France, and a fine job he's doing of it... said on Thursday that French troops would not interfere in the internal affairs of its former colony the Central African Republic, where rebels have seized a large chunk of territory in recent weeks. "If we are present, it is not to protect a regime, it is to protect our nationals and our interests, and in no way to intervene in the internal affairs of a country, in this case Central Africa," he said. "Those days are gone." His comments came a day after hundreds of protestors demonstrated in front of the French embassy in Bangui, angry over what they say is Gay Paree's inaction in the face of the rebel advance. La Belle France has around 250 soldiers based at Bangui airport providing technical support to a peacekeeping mission run by the central African bloc ECCAS, according to the defence ministry in Gay Paree. |
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