Norway To Close Its Mali Embassy As security Deteriorates

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Norway To Close Its Mali Embassy As security Deteriorates

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Norway has decided to close its embassy in Mali by the end of the year due to the deteriorating security situation in the West African country, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.

Norway’s decision to shut its Bamako embassy follows a U.N. Security Council agreementĀ to endĀ a decade-long peacekeeping mission in Mali, known asĀ MINUSMA, after the military junta which seized power in July asked the force to leave.

“This will have consequences for the security of Norwegian and other diplomatic missions and international organisations in Mali,” the foreign ministry said in a statement, referring to MINUSMA’s departure.
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