“France has taken note of the announcement of the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. She calls for the immediate release of him, as well as the members of the government who are currently in custody, ”TASS quotes the words of French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.

He noted that France calls on all political and social forces to dialogue in order to resolve the deep crisis that the country is going through.

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, previously arrested by the rebel military, has announced his resignation, as well as the dissolution of parliament and government.