Countries unanimously support move to provide aid and assistance in fight against ISIL.
According to a source in the meeting, Le Drian explained that the French had asked to invoke the obscure EU provision instead of NATO’s Article 5 because
some of the less hawkish members of Hollande’s cabinet did not want to
put pressure on the U.S., and also did not want to further destabilize
the Middle East with a NATO intervention.
Another reason France invoked the EU treaty provision, known as Article 42.7,
was that it can be implemented quickly. Putting it into action “does
not require any formal decision or Council conclusions to be taken so we
need no further formality,” Mogherini said.
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