Foreign Affairs committee  I did not understand your question.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. We have always had observers during elections in Africa. Independent observers from all walks of life are necessary to ensure the elections are transparent and credible. We have always asked for that in Mali. That has always been the case. It was like that even before

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for your kind words. What must we do that has not yet been done? We have done a lot. But what's unfortunate in the north is that it is a desert. Billions of CFA francs have been injected into developing this region of Mali. However, these projects were managed by the T

Foreign Affairs committee  The dialogue is very realistic because almost everyone in the north, even the Touareg, are with the Malian government. We're talking here about separatists. These people only represent themselves. But I want to talk about these people whose hands are stained with blood, people wh

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. Congratulations, Ms. Brown. Since you are sponsoring a Malian child, you are considered a Malian, as if you were part of Mali. That is the way it is in Mali: it's a brotherhood. As I said earlier, the areas in which Canada intervenes affects other areas, including th

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. With the help of God and all our friends, that can be done. You see how easy it was to recapture all the regions that had fallen into the hands of terrorists. Since January 11, practically all the regions aside from the Kidal region, have been brought back under Mali'

Foreign Affairs committee  Of course I am optimistic—even very optimistic. By nature, Malians are a people with a passion for peace. It is know that we are a peaceful people. We have never had such problems in the past. We were united. These people are outsiders who represent only themselves; they represen

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for the kind words you addressed to my country, my people and myself. As for the ongoing dialogue, I have brought you the road map, which you can keep. Perhaps it could be photocopied and distributed to all members. In northern Mali, or even in Mali's history, there w

Foreign Affairs committee  I don't really understood your question.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Dewar. Canada is already involved in that area, as part of another bilateral co-operation agreement. Canada has already done a great deal for Mali in the area of human rights. That is all I can say in response to your question. Even before the war started, Canada

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Dewar. The support of any country is welcome. As for national reconciliation, we are asking for the support of all the nations around the world. What does national reconciliation depend on? It depends on the development of northern regions as well. That has been d

Foreign Affairs committee  Mali has paid a high price to establish democracy, and that is why it knows its value. Any country—and not only Canada—that wants to help us in terms of democracy will be welcome in Mali. Mali has not hidden the price it has paid to bring that democracy, in 1991. The whole worl

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, honourable members, Your Excellency Philippe Zeller, Ambassador of the French Republic to Canada, dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to begin by offering my deepest thanks to the organizers of this meeting and expressing my profo