France expressed its adherence to holding a national dialogue, at the earliest opportunity, with the aim of reaching reconciliation in Chad.

It affirmed its support for the efforts of the Chadian authorities and parties in this direction, with the support of Qatar and Chad's international partners.

The Chadian foreign minister and head of the government delegation to the Chadian peace negotiations in Doha had told Al Jazeera that the transitional authority had agreed to the Qatari government's request from Chad to postpone the comprehensive national dialogue, to be held on May 10 in the Chadian capital.

The Chadian Foreign Ministry issued a statement, saying that the transitional authority affirms its firm adherence to the Doha negotiations, and thanks Qatar for its efforts in the negotiations, and its support for the transitional phase in Chad.

The statement indicated that the Chadian Foreign Ministry "would like to inform the State of Qatar of the approval of the supreme transitional authorities to postpone the comprehensive national dialogue to a date to be determined later after consultation with the relevant institutions and political bodies."


Negotiations

On Sunday, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed in a statement that the Doha negotiations "are progressing at a good pace and making tangible progress."

The Qatari statement added, "In this context, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on the Transitional Military Council of the Republic of Chad to postpone the comprehensive national dialogue, to be held in the capital, N'Djamena (N'Djamena) on the tenth of May," with the aim of "giving the participating parties more time to reach an agreement." Peace in preparation for the holding of the dialogue" in the Chadian capital.

It is scheduled that the negotiations mediated by Qatar between the transitional authority and the armed movements will lead to a ceasefire agreement between the two parties.

On Thursday, the rebels accused the military council of "deliberately stalling the negotiations" in Doha.

However, the military authorities rejected this "unfair" accusation.

The head of Chad's Transitional Military Council, Mohamed Idriss Deby Itno, promised change after seizing power after his long-ruling father was killed in April last year in a battle with rebels.

He dissolved parliament and the government and abolished the constitution, but promised to hold "free and democratic elections" within an 18-month period, renewable once, after a "comprehensive national dialogue".