France and the Europeans, militarily engaged in the anti-jihadist fight in Mali, want to stay "
but not at any price
", declared Friday January 14 the head of French diplomacy Jean-Yves Le Drian at the end of an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brest (western France).
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"
If we are in Mali, we will stay there, but not under any conditions
", he repeated, while the tension is at its peak between the Malian junta and the European Union, which is preparing, in in the wake of West African countries, sanctions against the Malian military having postponed the elections and the transition for several years.