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<p>I welcome the launch of the EU Force (EUFOR) military operation in the Central
African Republic (CAR) on 2 April. EUFOR will help the African-led International Support
Mission to CAR (MISCA) and French (Sangaris) forces to provide security in Bangui
until a hand-over to MISCA or a possible UN Peacekeeping Operation can take place.
I discussed the importance of the mission with Ministerial colleagues in the margins
of the EU-Africa Summit in Brussels on 1-2 April. The UK has played a strong role
in the planning for EUFOR, and is discussing the possibility of providing airlifts
to help EUFOR's deployment. Ongoing reports of violence in CAR demonstrate the importance
of this mission.</p>
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