Question 21594 — foreign policy

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Mr. Alexis Corbière draws the attention of the Minister of the Armed Forces to France's military involvement in Libya, whose political situation continues to deteriorate. Since the French military intervention in 2011, decided by Nicolas Sarkozy, Libya and the entire Sahelo-Saharan region have suffered from lasting destabilization fueled by the massive circulation of weapons of war in the subcontinent. Two political forces today dispute the legitimacy to govern against a backdrop of civil war. On April 4, 2019, Marshal Haftar called “to march on Tripoli”, placed under the authority of the Government of National Unity led by Faiez Sarraj and recognized by the United Nations. In this situation, the French position is confused and loaded with contradictions. If Paris has publicly disapproved of the use of violence in Libya, and in Particularly since the offensive of April 4, 2019, doubt hovers over the reality of French intentions. Indeed, on April 14, 2019, a French convoy transporting a large arsenal was intercepted on the border between Libya and Tunisia. More recently, in its July 9, 2019 edition, the New York Times revealed that Javelin missiles purchased by France from the United States had been found in June 2019 in the possession of the forces of the Marshal Haftar. This casts serious doubt on France's compliance with the United Nations arms embargo on Libya. However, this blockade is, in the words of the UN Secretary General, “of crucial importance for the protection of civilians and the restoration of security and stability in Libya and the region”. To this, the French authorities respond, as their only response, that these missiles would have were intended for the protection of an intelligence services detachment and that they would be out of use. It therefore appears paradoxical to say the least that these weapons were stored with operational missiles in a base of Marshal Haftar. Through these actions, there is a risk of leading, for the umpteenth time, to an aggravation of regional tensions. French diplomacy must not seek destabilization but first and foremost consistency. It must contribute to the construction of peace in accordance with the requirement of protecting the sovereignty of peoples and defending nationals. He therefore questions him about the nature of France's action with regard to the international commitments it has ratified.

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