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Mali. City of Bamako. File photo MOSCOW, May 3. The Malian government has said it is terminating defense agreements with France, Agence France-Presse reports. The Malian authorities have condemned «flagrant violations» of their national sovereignty by the French military. In a televised speech, a government spokesman referred to the violation of the country's airspace and the unilateral decisions taken by Paris to end joint operations with the Malian forces and withdraw troops. in the field of defense on July 16, 2014,» the agency quotes the words from the representative's speech. The Mali authorities informed their colleagues from France of their decision. As noted, the denunciation should take effect six months after this notification. There will be an immediate withdrawal from the agreements governing the activities of the military in the framework of Operations Barkhan and Takuba. Earlier, the Elysee Palace reported that France, its European allies in Operation Takuba and Canada decided to initiate a coordinated withdrawal of troops from Mali due to disagreement with the transitional authorities of that country. This will take four to six months, said French President Emmanuel Macron. After that, the Bamako government called on Paris to withdraw the troops involved in Operations Barhan and Takuba «without delay» and under the control of the Malian authorities. />The authorities of Mali confirmed the receipt of military equipment from Russia