Hollande Presses Merkel for Bigger German Anti-Terror Commitment
- French leader suggests Germany can do more against ISIS
- Hollande to meet Putin after Obama in bid to expand alliance
French President Francois Hollande, left, welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel, upon her arrival at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, on November 25, 2015, prior to a meeting to discuss anti-terrorism measures.
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French President Francois Hollande sought to squeeze a greater anti-terror commitment out of Germany in the war on Islamic State, prompting Chancellor Angela Merkel to say she’ll consider more help.
Hosting Merkel in Paris after a trip to Washington and before visiting President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Hollande welcomed her offer to send 650 troops to Mali to free up French forces. Even so, he suggested, Germany could set aside military restraint and “engage even more in the fight against ISIS in Syria and in Iraq.”