Prime Minister Choguel Maiga Speaks on Mali's Relationship With France allafrica: Mali
, Mali Prime Minister Choguel Maiga said he needed to clarify that his country did not abandon cooperation with France."Let us say France or France's leaders are the ones who wanted to impose on our country what should be done, what we should think about and what to say", he said. Mali's military rulers say they did not force France to remove its soldiers from the West African nation.
On the role of Russia in Mali and the concerns from the U.S. and Europe on their presence, Maiga toldthe concerns were not legitimate."Our aim is peace and safety in Mali ... We went to work with those who are not subject to pressure, and in a year our army managed to do what it could not do in 30 years because of the work and cooperation with Russia," Maiga said.
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