U.S. Applauds Signing of Roadmap for Mali Peace Talks


(MENAFNEditorial) WASHINGTON July 26 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press Statement

Marie Harf

Deputy Department Spokesperson Office of the Spokesperson

Washington DC

July 25 2014

The United States applauds the agreement reached in Algiers on July 24 establishing a road map for talks between northern groups and the Government of Mali. We commend the Governments of Algeria France Burkina Faso Mauritania Niger and Chad; the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA); the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC); the African Union; the European Union for their efforts in facilitating this agreement.

The United States looks forward to the next steps in the inclusive inter-Malian dialogue outlined in the roadmap agreement underscoring the need to end hostilities in northern Mali through a negotiated inclusive political process.


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