Federal Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU) will meet UN Secretary General António Guterres in New York on Tuesday.
the essentials in brief
- Kramp-Karrenbauer announced a thorough investigation of the events, but rejected criticism of the protection concept for German soldiers and demands for immediate changes to the mission in Mali.
The meeting at the headquarters of the United Nations will, among other things, deal with the Minusma mission in Mali. On Friday, twelve Bundeswehr soldiers were injured in an attack in the North African crisis country.
Kramp-Karrenbauer announced a thorough investigation of the events, but rejected criticism of the protection concept for German soldiers and calls for immediate changes to the mission in Mali. On Wednesday, the Minister will travel to Washington for bilateral talks with her US colleague Lloyd Austin and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
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