after training 500 soldiers in djibouti, 200 somali troops are being trained in uganda, where we have retrained 5600 men. everyone must understand that somalia, yemen, pakistan, afghanistan, our major challenges for the security of each french citizen. it is not a remote concern which has nothing to do with us. there will not be any easy solution. the european union must continue its effort and we will continue to be present in this part of the world. lastly, the barbarity of one branch of al qaeda was demonstrated again when it refused all offers of negotiation and murdered a man. these terrorists are trying to expand their influence in the vast desert regions. this territory is as large as your. how can they do this alone? for the first time in july, the terrorists were dealt a severe blow it thanks to an attack led by mauritanian forces. let me tell you, that day marked a major turning point. the only strategy cannot be to pay ransoms and to free prisoners in exchange for hostages. this cannot be sustainable. france plans a full support in order to train and by the mobile forces th

france contributes to stability in djibouti. it will stepup in somalia in response to request form of the african union. 2000 somali troops are currently being trained in uganda while we have already trained 5600 men. everybody must understand that some mollah, yemen, pakistan, afghanistan -- that somalia, yemen, pakistan, and afghanistan have major challenges. a territory as large as europe, how can they do this alone? for the first time, in july, the terrorists were dealt a severe blow with france's support. that day marked a major turning point. the only strategy cannot be to pay ransoms and to free prisoners in exchange for hostages. this cannot be a sustainable strategy. france plans a full support to the governments that as the to train come equipped, and it buys the forces they need to destroy the groups that threaten to -- and advise the forces they need to destroy the groups that threaten stability. their security cannot be separated from ours. [unintelligible] at the heart of this crescent of crisis lies iran. the most

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