Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United NationsDai Bing, on Thursday called for dialogue to resolve political differences in West Africa and the Sahel. Efforts must be made to “remain committed to the general direction of resolving political disputes (in West Africa and the Sahel) through dialogue”, he told a meeting of the Security Council. on the desktop United Nations for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), says.
Referring to the elections in Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Benin and Togo, among others, Mr. Dai said that “the international community must respect the sovereignty and leadership of regional countries, help them follow paths of development adapted to their national conditions and help the parties concerned to resolve disputes through the dialog”. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recently decided to lift its sanctions once morest Mali.
“Searching for African solutions”
“China supports Africa in the search for African solutions to African issues and supports ECOWAS to continue to maintain dialogue with countries in political transition, in order to jointly advance this political transition on the right track,” said the President. Chinese diplomat. Referring to security and stability in the region, Mr. Dai noted that “Violent terrorist forces in the region have frequently launched attacks, extending their activities from Sahelian countries to coastal countries along the Gulf of Guinea, seriously compromising regional security and stability”.
“Counter-terrorism is a global war. And the countries in the region form an inseparable security community. China supports these countries to strengthen cooperation in terms of equipment, intelligence and logistics, to promote the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants, and to actively and effectively control the spread of terrorism,” the official said. Diplomat.
G5 Sahel acclaimed
Mr. Dai praised the great efforts and sacrifices of the G5 Sahel countries to limit the spread of terrorist forces over the years, calling their role in the fight once morest terrorism in the region “truly irreplaceable”. entire African continent. “We hope that the five countries (of the G5 Sahel) will seize the opportunity of the lifting by ECOWAS of sanctions once morest Mali to strengthen solidarity and cooperation, eliminate obstacles and erect a regional anti-terrorist bulwark”, he said. he said, adding that his country supported theAfrican Union and UNOWAS “to conduct a joint strategic assessment of the Sahel file and give new impetus to regional counter-terrorism cooperation”.