Foreign Affairs committee I would like to thank the parliamentary secretary for his comments. I'll say it again: we greatly appreciate Canada's support during this time, with the deployment of the aircraft, the announcement in Addis Ababa and the numerous telephone calls between the most senior officials
February 7th, 2013Committee meeting
H.E. Philippe Zeller
Foreign Affairs committee I am not sure I have understood your question, but if you are saying that France would prefer to withdraw, allow me to correct that statement. The President of the French Republic was very clear: France will not withdraw until Malians have fully recovered the integrity and sovere
February 7th, 2013Committee meeting
H.E. Philippe Zeller
Foreign Affairs committee Military success consists in enabling Malians to recover their country's territorial integrity and eventually helping them, through the road map, to engage in the democratic process my colleague mentioned earlier.
February 7th, 2013Committee meeting
H.E. Philippe Zeller
Foreign Affairs committee France has not exactly asked Canada to contribute to AFISMA. AFISMA is implemented pursuant to a UN resolution. I am talking about the famous resolution 2085. So an appeal was launched to all UN members in the context of that resolution. Those who could and were willing to partic
February 7th, 2013Committee meeting
H.E. Philippe Zeller
Foreign Affairs committee Mr. Dewar, the Canadian government decided to lend us the aircraft until February 15. The French authorities have found that date to be entirely suitable. That period has not yet expired, and it is very suitable for that aircraft to be placed at our disposal until that date.
February 7th, 2013Committee meeting
H.E. Philippe Zeller
Foreign Affairs committee Of course, I don't want to speak on behalf of either the Canadian authorities or the Malian authorities. That decision comes down to the bilateral relations between Mali and France. I would simply like to say that Canada—and we have said so already—was one of the 70 countries and
February 7th, 2013Committee meeting
H.E. Philippe Zeller
Foreign Affairs committee Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, ladies and gentlemen members of the committee, Madam Ambassador and dear colleagues, thank you for inviting me. Thank you for extending this invitation at the same time as the one to my colleague from Mali. We stand in solidarity and pa
February 7th, 2013Committee meeting
His Excellency Philippe Zeller