Mahmoud Dicko notes that the coup d'état against the former president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, did not bring about the necessary reconciliation between the army and the people.
He believes that the coup d'état is "a fact" and that we must now look to the future and that all Malians take their destiny in hand.
Regarding a dialogue with the jihadist leaders Amadou Koufa and Iyad Ag-Ghali, "common sense obliges us to seek a solution", believes the Malian religious leader.
The military victory against them being impossible, one cannot accept to install the country "in an infinite war" because one "puts the Republic in danger", he adds.
Mahmoud Dicko denies any political ambition and refutes suspicions of a hidden agenda.
In addition, he rejects the accusations of the former president IBK according to which he would like to install an Islamic republic in Mali, affirming that it is up to Malians to make their choice of society, and that he is not there for theirs. impose.
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