Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe has agreed to mediate the crisis between Mali and ECOWAS, which has imposed sanctions on the country. At the end of his meeting with Faure Gnassingbe, Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop reaffirmed the willingness of Malian authorities to do everything possible to organize elections.
"We have reiterated our willingness to work towards a way out of the crisis, towards credible elections in Mali. Mali made many concessions. The government of Mali believes that a period of 24 months should be considered to return to constitutional order," he said.
Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop and his Togolese counterpart, Robert Dussey, announced that Faure Gnassingbé had agreed to mediate between Mali and ECOWAS, the West African regional organization.
Abdoulaye Diop also praised Togo's role and the public stance its president took on the situation in Mali and for a dialogue between Bamako and the sub-regional institutions, notably ECOWAS.
"Our exchanges with Togo are important and enriching. Togo has a measured, balanced and constructive approach to managing transition processes. We have asked Togo to help facilitate dialogue with the international community to get out of this situation," says Abdoulaye Diop.
As for the Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Dussey, he said that "the President of the Republic reiterated his support for the Malian people and hoped that Mali together with the international community could find a way to quickly get out of the difficulties to which the Malian people are victims."
For Robert Dussey, Togo is ready to accompany Mali at the political and security levels to restore its territory's constitutional order, peace, stability, and integrity.
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