By Michael Hernandez
WASHINGTON
The U.S.’ top lawyer will travel to Paris to take part in a multilateral ministerial meeting following attacks on a French newspaper that left 12 dead.
Attorney General Eric Holder will participate in Jan. 11 meetings that “will include discussions on addressing terrorist threats, foreign fighters and countering violent extremism,” a Justice Department official said Thursday.
The official said that Sunday’s “international ministerial meeting” will be convened by the French Minister of the Interior Bernard Cazeneuve.
Washington reached out to France following the attack on the Paris headquarters of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. President Barack Obama said that he has directed his administration "to provide any assistance needed to help bring these terrorists to justice."
