Published on : 06/09/2022 – 22:52
Mali calls for the lifting of the sanctions imposed by African organizations. Bamako had been targeted by a series of measures taken by the West African community and the African Union. The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs believes that now progress must allow the vice to be released.
At the third meeting of the Transition Support Group (GST), in Lomé, Togo, Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop insisted on the “ undeniable progress of the transition, this Tuesday, September 6. He also recalls that one of the government’s priorities remained “ organization of free, transparent and credible elections within 24 months ” as expected.
The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who came to the meeting accompanied by four other members of the government, therefore “ advocated for favorable consideration of the Malian case, and therefore the end of the sanctions still in force once morest Bamako. Because if in July, ECOWAS had lifted severe financial restrictions and trade taken once morest Mali, the country is still suspended from the West African community and the African Union. And sanctions have also been in force since the end of 2021, once morest 150 members of the ruling junta.
“Obstacles” for Malian diplomacy
For Abdoulaye Diop, it is “ obstacles “. He therefore called for the end of these measures in order to “ promote cooperation with all partners ».
So no decision has been made yet. But in his speech, the Togolese Foreign Minister, Robert Dussey, called for solidarity. The head of Togolese diplomacy expressed concern regarding the terrorist danger in Mali and its consequences for its neighbours. For him, the Support Group has a share of responsibility, in the Malian security “. So he asked the GST to show up “ available for the cause of Mali “, because according to him, ” the security of the sub-region is at stake ».
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