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French president welcomes German lawmakers' approval to join military offensive in Syria

Xinhua, December 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

French President Francois Hollande on Friday hailed German lawmakers' approval to join the U.S.-led coalition military campaign against Islamic militants in Syria.

Following Paris' call to broaden the coalition to combat the Islamic State (IS), whose insurgents are exporting terrorism to Europe, German parliament on Friday approved Berlin's plan to join the military operation in Syria.

"This decision is a new expression of the solidarity between France and Germany, which joined the Europeans' mobilization (against Islamic State)," Hollande said in a statement.

As part of international efforts to uproot Islamic militants in Syria, Britain joined the United States, France and Russia on Wednesday in bombing IS targets in the troubled Arab country. Endit