France has decided the “immediate” deployment of one of its frigates in international waters off the coast of Gaza, to participate in the efforts against weapons smuggling "in full cooperation with Egypt and Israel", the Elysee announced Friday evening.
This deployment, "requested" by President Nicolas Sarkozy to his ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense Bernard Kouchner and Hervé Morin, is part of "immediate actions to fight against the smuggling of weapons into Gaza," said the presidency in a release.
The Elysee said that the head of the state remained committed to pursue all efforts for peace in conjunction with its partners "after" two trips to the Middle East, which helped to implement a Franco-Egyptian cease-fire and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza ".
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