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<p>I welcome the launch of the EU's Central African Republic (CAR) military operation,
EUFOR, on 2 April 2014. EUFOR will help the International Support Mission to the Central
African Republic (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.</p><p>I
encouraged the quick deployment of the mission when I attended the Mini-Summit on
CAR on 2 April in the margins of the EU-Africa Summit. The UK will pay its share of
the common costs for EUFOR, and has played a strong role in planning, including through
provision of a military officer to EUFOR's Operational Headquarters in Larissa. Discussions
are currently underway about the possibility of providing strategic airlift assistance
with countries that have contributed troops.</p>
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