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Belgium: The European Union is to establish a civil mission to support the Malian interior security forces

2014/04/19

The European Union is to establish a civil mission to support the Malian interior security forces, called EUCAP Sahel/Mal. It would work alongside the military mission for assistance and training of Malian security forces (EUTM-Mali), an official statement said on Thursday.


The civil mission would have the mandate to help the Malian government 'ensure constitutional and democratic order, establish conditions for sustainable peace and maintain its authority all over the whole country', said the statement from the Council of European Union States issued to the press in Brussels.

The European civil mission is in charge of giving 'strategic advice and training' to the three interior security forces - the police, the gendarmerie and national guard.

The EUCAP Sahel-Mali, with a budget of 5.5 million Euros, would establish its army staff in Bamako. The initial mandate would be two years from its launch, which mandate would focus on the judicial

act to be adopted at the same time as the initial operational capacity would be reached.

The new European mission in Mali will be launched on 15 January next year at the new, according to the statement.

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