By RFIPissed on 24-01-2019Modified on 24-01-2019 at 13:44
The meeting of Khartoum between the government and the rebels was discussed Wednesday by Jean-Yves Le Drian in front of senators. But at this hearing, the French Foreign Minister focused on Russia's role in the Central African Republic.
Faced with the senators of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, Jean-Yves Le Drian on Wednesday welcomed the meeting between government and rebel groups without claiming victory. " Finally, because it has been a long time that we want this meeting to take place. We have called on all parties to show a spirit of consensus in order to achieve this, but the situation is still very confusing and the role of the African Union in this matter is very important . "
Russian mercenaries ...
This meeting is also under the auspices of the African Union even if Russia has sent some rebel leaders to Khartoum. Russia whose action in the Central African Republic is increasingly criticized by Paris: testifies the remarks made by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs on the subject. " There is an active presence of Russia, recent, significant, anti-French-because I visited the Central African Republic-anti-French a little while ago in the words, in the networks ... "
And for Jean-Yves Le Drian, the Russians are represented on the spot "in large part by force Wagner. That is to say, it's not really the army, it's suppletives "
Wagner is a private military company suspected of belonging to a relative of Vladimir Putin. By his remarks, Jean-Yves Le Drian confirms the presence of Russian mercenaries belonging to this company on the Central African soil.
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