Jean-Yves Le Drian
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From left to right, Libya's Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj of the U.N.-backed government, Foreign Minister France's Jean-Yves Le Drian President Emmanuel Macron, General Khalifa Hifter of the Egyptian-backed commander of Libya's self-styled national army hug each other after a media conference at the Chateau of the La Celle-Saint-Cloud, west of Paris, France, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. President Emmanuel Macron is hosting a meeting of the two main rival leaders of chaotic Libya, trying to play peacemaker in a country where the stakes are high for both Europe and Africa. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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French President Francois Hollande and Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, behind, review troops during a military ceremony at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, France, Thursday, June 25, 2015. (Dominique Faget, Pool via AP)

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French Defense Minister Jean-Yves le Drian , right, Central African Republic Interim President Catherine Samba Panza , left, and the commander of French troops in the Central African Republic General Francisco Soriano, center, sit in a helicopter before taking off to Mbaike, some 80 kms (50 miles) south of Bangui Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014. It is le Drian's third trip to Bangui since the beginning of Operation Sangaris on Dec. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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French Defense Minister Jean-Yves le Drian meets with Central African Republic Interim President Catherine Samba Panza at the presidency in Bangui Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014. It is le Drian's third trip to Bangui since the beginning of Operation Sangaris on Dec. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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French Defense Minister Jean-Yves le Drian , right, Central African Republic Interim President Catherine Samba Panza , left, and the commander of French troops in the Central African Republic General Francisco Soriano, center, sit in a helicopter before taking off to Mbaike, some 80 kms (50 miles) south of Bangui Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014. It is le Drian's third trip to Bangui since the beginning of Operation Sangaris on Dec. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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French Defense Minister Jean-Yves le Drian visits a container full of confiscated weapons at the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014. It is le Drian's third trip to Bangui since the beginning of Operation Sangaris Dec. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)