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La France a lancé un appel pressant à la communauté internationale pour que la relève de l'opération Turquoise se fasse rapidement
Card Number 35166
Number
35166
Author
Cormery, Antoine
Author
Feist, Hérade
Date
12 juillet 1994
Ymd
19940712
Time
07:00:00
Time zone
CEST
Uptitle
Journal de 7 heures [1:31]
Title
La France a lancé un appel pressant à la communauté internationale pour que la relève de l'opération Turquoise se fasse rapidement
Subtitle
Mais l'ONU ne semble pas pressée de prendre la relève.
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Journal télévisé
Language
en
Abstract
- Alain Juppé, who was in New York yesterday [July 11] with Edouard Balladur to plead the Rwandan case this time. France has launched an urgent appeal to the international community for a swift handover, especially since the RPF has just requested that Operation Turquoise troops leave the country as planned on July 31.
- France feels very alone in Rwanda. Edouard Balladur was in New York yesterday [July 11] to ask the UN to take over. The Prime Minister pleaded before the Security Council for reinforcements for UNAMIR troops, the United Nations Mission in Rwanda.
- Edouard Balladur: "What I came to say today to the international community, to the Security Council, is, first of all, that we hope that France's efforts will be taken up by the international community in the coming weeks. And that a number of countries that have made commitments or promises will implement them".
- But the UN seems in no hurry to take over: no timetable has been set, and before the end of July, only 2,000 peacekeepers will be operational. The Turquoise mission will therefore continue until August 22, despite threats from the RPF, which has asked the French to leave Rwanda before July 31.
- In the meantime, French troops will have to bear the human cost of the war alone. They are in danger of being quickly overwhelmed by the flood of refugees pouring into their safe zone by the thousands. According to the Red Cross, soon three million Rwandans will need assistance.
- France feels very alone in Rwanda. Edouard Balladur was in New York yesterday [July 11] to ask the UN to take over. The Prime Minister pleaded before the Security Council for reinforcements for UNAMIR troops, the United Nations Mission in Rwanda.
- Edouard Balladur: "What I came to say today to the international community, to the Security Council, is, first of all, that we hope that France's efforts will be taken up by the international community in the coming weeks. And that a number of countries that have made commitments or promises will implement them".
- But the UN seems in no hurry to take over: no timetable has been set, and before the end of July, only 2,000 peacekeepers will be operational. The Turquoise mission will therefore continue until August 22, despite threats from the RPF, which has asked the French to leave Rwanda before July 31.
- In the meantime, French troops will have to bear the human cost of the war alone. They are in danger of being quickly overwhelmed by the flood of refugees pouring into their safe zone by the thousands. According to the Red Cross, soon three million Rwandans will need assistance.