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Ban welcomes start of Guinea-Bissau talks as 'first step' in region-led effort to end political crisis

| | Oct 12, 2016, at 03:07 pm
New York, Oct 12 (Just Earth News): Welcoming the start of an inclusive dialogue among political leaders, civil society and religious communities of Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon encouraged all the parties to engage in constructive discussions and “seize this opportunity for a favourable outcome” in the interest of the country’s people.”

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Ban welcomed the dialogue, under way in neighbouring Guinea, as “the crucial first step” in implementing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) roadmap to end the political crisis, which political leaders agreed to in Bissau on 10 September 2016.

The Secretary-General in the statement thanked the ECOWAS Mediator for Guinea-Bissau, Alpha Condé, President of Guinea, for hosting the parties and leading the regional effort to swiftly implement the roadmap. He further encouraged all parties to engage in constructive discussions and seize this opportunity for a favourable outcome in the interest of the people of Guinea-Bissau.

“He calls on all parties to jointly achieve decisive progress within the coming days, in order to break the political impasse that has prevailed in the country since August 2015,” the statement said.

Ban has requested his Special Representative and Head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), Modibo I. Touré, to continue to work closely with all stakeholders in Guinea-Bissau.

This, he will do in close collaboration with ECOWAS, the African Union and other key partners, including the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries and the European Union as they work towards political stability in Guinea-Bissau, according to the statement.

Photo: IRIN/Kate Thomas

Source: www.justearthnews.com

 

 

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