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United Nations logo. File photoMOSCOW, July 20Mali is expelling the spokesperson for the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. , where she was notified of the government's decision to invite Olivier Salgado, Spokesperson for MINUSMA, to leave the country within three days,» the Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on Twitter. on Twitter, which «without any evidence» stated that the authorities of Mali were informed in advance about the arrival of 49 military personnel from Côte d'Ivoire on a civilian flight to the airport of the capital Bamako on July 10. In addition, it is noted that an official request sent to the MINUSMA spokesman on July 12, demanding to provide evidence or to refute the content of publications, remained unanswered. Last week, it was reported that the Malian authorities decided to suspend all military rotations of the UN peacekeeping mission in country, including those already announced and planned. The decision was made against the backdrop of the detention before that of 49 soldiers from Côte d'Ivoire, who, according to the Ivorian authorities, arrived as part of a UN mission. In Mali, it was reported that they were allegedly mercenaries and could be planning a coup. The armed conflict in Mali between government forces and militants of various separatist and Islamist groups began in 2012. The situation in the country escalated due to the situation in Libya after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. To contain the confrontation in Mali, a UN peacekeeping mission was deployed, which is regularly attacked by militants. The military in Mali in May 2021 arrested interim President Ba Ndau and Prime Minister Moktar Ouana and transported them to an army base near the capital Bamako. Vice President Assimi Goita then announced that he had dismissed the president and prime minister for violating the transitional charter. The military council headed by Goita took over the government and announced the holding of presidential and parliamentary elections in Mali. MFA approves ECOWAS decision to lift sanctions on Mali