UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned the arrest of Mali’s transitional president, prime minister and other officers from the army and called for their immediate and unconditional release and also the recovery of this civilian-led transition. The authorities urged Malian security and defense force”components” that arrested that the civilian leaders”to go back to their barracks without delay” Even the UN’s most powerful body known as the immediate resumption of Mali’s civilian-led transition”resulting in constitutional arrangement over the recognized 18-month timeline” The chief of Mali’s 2020 coup, Col. Assimi Goita, recovered control of the West African nation with deposing the president and prime minister of the provincial authorities in an unprecedented movement. In detention, the president ignored the prime minister and subsequently resigned. The announcement accepted by all 15 council members following shut consultations”confirmed that imposing a reversal of transitional direction by force, for example throughout forced resignations, is improper.” The Security Council said it”noted with concern the possibility of negative effect of those developments on continuing attempts to counter terrorism, execute the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation from Mali, also stabilize the middle of Mali.” Participants called all Malian parties”to enhance construction confidence, engaging in conversation and to be prepared to compromise to attain these aims.” The Security Council declared its strong support for mediation attempts by the African Union and also West African regional group ECOWAS and called all Malian parties”to keep on cooperating with the efforts of partners to ensure the resumption of their civilian-led transition”
UN calls for Prompt Launch of Mali’s civilian leaders
