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France Urges Mali to Step up Talks With Rebels | Redux

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France Urges Mali to Step up Talks With Rebels

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France's president called Thursday for stepped-up talks between Mali's government and any leaders from its breakaway north "who reject terrorism," even as African nations geared up for a possible military operation against Islamic extremists there. President Francois Hollande's comments suggested a growing openness to dialogue with the extremists, but he remained committed to supporting the military planning effort. Northern Mali fell to Islamic extremists in April, after coup leaders toppled the government in Bamako, Mali's capital. Fearing that northern Mali could become the latest hotbed of terrorism, France has been a driving force in international efforts to bolster Mali's army to drive the Islamists from power. Hollande spoke with interim Mali President Dioncounda Traore by phone on Thursday, partly to detail European efforts to help strengthen Mali's army.

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