NATO Chief Says the Alliance Will Not Get Involved in Mali
Praises the French for their intervention
VILNIUS: NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Friday he saw no role for the Western defence alliance in Mali, but hailed allies who moved to assist the French-led operation.
"NATO as such is not engaged in the Mali operation and I don't see a role for NATO as such in Mali," Rasmussen said during a brief visit to Lithuania's capital Vilnius.
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