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AMENDMENTS 1 - 18 - Draft opinion on the General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017 - all sections
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A delegation of Members of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Security and Defence and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, led by Anna Fotyga (ECR, PL), Chair of the Subcommittee, travelled to Mali on 19-20 July. The delegation included Mr David McAllister (EPP, DE), Mr Bogdan Zdrojewski (EPP,PL), Mr Gilles Pargneaux (S&D, FR), Mr Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar (S&D, ES), Mr Ryszard Czarnecki (ECR, PL), and Mr Javier Nart (ALDE, ES).

The Members express their deepest condolences to the Malian people and the families of the Malian soldiers who lost their lives during the terrorist attack that took place yesterday, 19 July in Nampala, in the central region of the country.

The delegation was visiting Bamako in order to discuss with the Malian political authorities concerned with foreign, security and defence matters and with related cooperation with the EU, to visit the EU missions on the ground and their international partner missions.

The Delegation of Members travelled to the Koulikoro Training Centre of the EUTM Mali and saw the important work that the EU mission carries out there. The Members were particularly impressed to see the first joint training of the Liaison Officers of from the G5 countries. This is in the framework of the enhancing of cooperation in the Sahel region.

The Members also expressed their high regard for the work and professionalism of both EU Missions' ability to coordinate work with MINSUMA.

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