Frankreich hat UN-Rückendeckung für Einsatz in Mali

Französische Soldaten bereiten sich in N’Djamena/Tschad auf den Einsatz in Mali vor (Foto: Französische Armee/EMA – dieses Bild habe ich schon mal verwendet; derzeit gibt es aber offensichtlich keine neueren)

Frankreich hat für seinen Militäreinsatz in Mali die Rückendeckung der Vereinten Nationen. Die Militäraktion sei im Einklang mit der UN-Resolution, die unter anderem eine internationale Streitmacht in dem westafrikanischen Land vorsehe, sagte UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki-Moon am Montagabend (Ortszeit) in New York:

The Secretary-General welcomes that bilateral partners are responding, at the request and with the consent of the government of Mali, to its call for assistance to counter the troubling push southward by armed and terrorist groups. Countries with capabilities to assist Mali are now providing assistance. The Secretary-General hopes these actions will help to arrest the latest offensive while efforts continue to fully implement Security Council Resolution 2085 (2012) aimed at the full restoration of Mali’s constitutional order and territorial integrity.
These latest events underscore the urgency of implementing all aspects of the resolution, including support to ECOWAS mediation efforts, the development of a consensual roadmap for the transition and provision of support to AFISMA and the Malian defence forces.

Darüber hinaus hat auch der UN-Sicherheitsrat sein Einverständnis mit der Operation Serval erklärt, wie Frankreichs UN-Botschafter nach einer Sitzung des Gremiums mitteilte:

French Ambassador Gerard Araud told reporters following a closed meeting of the Council, late on Monday, that he briefed the members in „total transparency“ about the latest developments in Mali and that „all the members of the Security Council expressed their support and their understanding of the French decision“ to launch the military intervention last Thursday to dislodge terrorist groups from the north of Mali.
„All the members of the Security Council have recognized that we were acting in perfect international legality, on the basis of the UN Charter and upon the request of the Malian authorities,“ he added.