Mali calls for an end to sanctions imposed by African organizations
Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, here in Moscow on November 11, 2021. © Yuri Kochetkov / AFP
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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.
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During 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 "
the organization of free, transparent and credible elections within the 24-month period
" as planned.
The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who came to the meeting accompanied by four other members of the government, therefore “
pleaded for a favorable examination
” of the Malian case, and therefore the end of the sanctions still in force against Bamako.
Because if in July, ECOWAS had
lifted the severe financial
and commercial restrictions taken against 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, against 150 members of the ruling junta.
“Obstacles” for Malian diplomacy
For Abdoulaye Diop, these are "
impediments
".
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 about the terrorist danger in Mali and its consequences for its neighbours.
For him, the Support Group "
has a share of responsibility in Malian security
".
He therefore asked the GST to be "
available for the cause of Mali
", because according to him, "
it is about the security of the sub-region
".
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