This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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Canada has officially sent its C-17 transport plane, along with 35 crew personnel, for supporting the French mission in Mali even after a slight delay due to some technical problems. The aircraft launch was delayed, as it was expected to take off around 8 a.m. ET, though it was kept on-ground because of some generator issue due to which the crew switched to another C-17 and later took off from CFB Trenton.
The plane is directly going to land at a French military base north of Paris, from where it is scheduled to load troops and equipment and complete its route down to Mali’s capital, Bamako. Mali has become a battle ground between French military and al-Qaeda-linked rebel fighters of the country, who have taken over the country’s northern areas, following a coup last March. The Defense Minister of Canada, Peter MacKay, released a press statement on the occasion of sending its C-17 on mission, saying that “this is a logistics operation, intended to support French operations” while adding that “I spoke yesterday with the French defence minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, to indicate that Canada would indeed support their efforts there.”
On the other hand, the office of Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird made a declaration on late Tuesday morning announcing that Canada’s ambassador to Mali, Louis de Lormier, will be delivering an official demarche to the Malian government. Baird’s spokesperson alleged that “we want to encourage them not to lose sight of, or minimize, the need for Mali to return to democratic and constitutional rule.” He added that “this means holding elections that are free and fair at the earliest practical opportunity.”
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