The following statement was issued today by National Security Council spokesperson Ned Price.
Today, Lisa Monaco, Assistant
to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism concluded a series
of meetings with French security and intelligence officials to discuss ways to
strengthen counterterrorism cooperation in the wake of the tragic terrorist
attacks of November 13, 2015, in Paris.
During discussions with French Minister
of the Interior Bernard Cazeneuve, Senior Military Advisor General Benoit Puga,
and General Directorate for Internal Security Director Patrick Calvar, Ms.
Monaco discussed ways to further enhance our security and intelligence
cooperation and information sharing with France --including against the flow of
foreign terrorist fighters-- to disrupt terror plots and prevent future
attacks.
Ms. Monaco also discussed with French counterparts the intensified
efforts of the United States in our multipronged effort against ISIL. Minister
Cazeneuve, General Puga, and Director Calvar thanked Ms. Monaco for unwavering
U.S. support to France in the aftermath of the November 2015 attacks and
expressed appreciation for our subsequent enhanced intelligence and law
enforcement cooperation.
Ms. Monaco reiterated that the United States will
continue to support France in its efforts to bring to justice those who helped
plan or enable these attacks. Noting that France is one of our strongest
partners in the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, Ms. Monaco discussed a number
of ways we can continue to enhance our respective whole-of-government efforts
to degrade and destroy ISIL.
Source: The White House, Office of the Press Secretary
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