France's President Francois Hollande (L) welcomes EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at the Elysee presidential palace on January 12, 2013 in Paris, before a meeting. Earlier, President Francois Hollande gives a speech focused on the Malian situation. Backed by French air power, Malian troops on January 11, 2013 unleashed an offensive against Islamist rebels who, having seized control of the north of the country in March last year, were threatening to push south. A French military pilot had been killed during the operation. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE
{"Image ImageDescription": "France's President Francois Hollande (L) welcomes EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at the Elysee presidential palace on January 12, 2013 in Paris, before a meeting. Earlier, President Francois Hollande gives a speech focused on the Malian situation. Backed by French air power, Malian troops on January 11, 2013 unleashed an offensive against Islamist rebels who, having seized control of the north of the country in March last year, were threatening to push south. A French military pilot had been killed during the operation. AFP PHOTO  / LIONEL BONAVENTURE        (Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 AFP"}