France welcomes Mali release of intelligence agent

PARIS: France said on Friday it welcomed with “great satisfaction” Mali’s decision to pardon a French intelligence agent serving a 20-year jail term, a rare gesture after years of tensions between the two countries. “France expresses its great satisfaction following the release of Yann Vezilier,” the foreign ministry said. “The return of our compatriot to France, to be reunited with his loved ones, is a relief for the foreign ministry, as well as for all his colleagues,” it added.

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