聯合國祕書長潘基文：需在馬裏部署兩支維和部隊

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says two separate peacekeeping forces will be needed in Mali to keep peace and take on any major combat.

In an advance copy of a report to be presented to the Security Council and obtained by VOA, Mr. Ban says an 11,000-member peacekeeping force eventually would take over the mission from an initial African-led force. He says because of the threat that remains in Mali, there must also be what he calls a "parallel force" to carry out major combat and counterterrorism duties.

French forces entered Mali in January to drive out Islamic extremists who seized control of the north last year.聯合國祕書長潘基文說，需要在馬裏分別部署兩支維護部隊，才能維持和平局面和應對重大戰事。

美國之音得到了準備呈交聯合國安理會的一份報告文本。潘基文在報告中說，由1萬1千人組成的維和部隊最終將接替起初由非洲國家領導的維和部隊。潘基文表示，由於馬裏仍然面臨威脅，必須由另一支維和部隊應對重大戰事並執行反恐行動。

法國軍隊今年1月進駐馬裏，驅逐伊斯蘭極端分子。去年，伊斯蘭極端分子奪取了馬裏北部的控制權。