Jean Castex in Matignon, December 14, 2020. -
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New Year's Eve loaded for Jean Castex.
On December 31, the Prime Minister will meet Chadian President Idriss Déby before waking up with French soldiers from Operation Barkhane, according to the program announced by Matignon.
The head of government, who will be accompanied for this two-day trip by Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and government spokesperson Gabriel Attal, will have a bilateral meeting with the Chadian head of state at his residence in Amdjarass.
Jean Castex will then meet by videoconference with the leaders of the Barkhane force, before spending the evening in N'Djamena with the soldiers "in order to show the nation's support for the French soldiers engaged in the Sahelo-Saharan band", according to Matignon .
A support visit to the soldiers of Operation Barkhane
France is present in the Sahel as part of Operation Barkhane, which has engaged more than 5,000 men since the dispatch of 600 additional soldiers in 2020, in the face of the deterioration of the situation.
On January 1, the head of government will finally visit, during the morning, a post housing the French military detachment of Faya-Largeau, then, in the afternoon, the French military post of Abéché.
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