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MALI PM Moctar Ouane Hosts Inaugural meeting of Support Group for the Transition in Mali

credit: primature.gov.ml.facebook.com  /   Mali Prime Minister Moctar Ouane chaired on behalf of the Head of Government HE Mr. Bah N’Daw  the inaugural meeting of the Monitoring and Support Group for the Transition in Mali November 30, 2020. 

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Moctar Ouane, Prime Minister, on behalf of the Head of Government HE Bah N’Daw, hosted the inaugural meeting of the Monitoring and Support Group for the Transition in Mali.  The inaugural meeting,  co-hosted by the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, and the United Nations, was conducted in Mali capital city Bamako November 29 to November 30. U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel Region Ambassador J. Peter Pham  traveled to Mali to participate in the inaugural meeting of the SGTM. The African Union (AU) in October ended its two months suspension of Mali’s membership in the bloc  following the military coup in the  west African nation.  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) also lifted  crippling sanctions imposed on Mali after the  military coup.  ECOWAS cited the recent appointments of the president and prime minister, among other developments, as reason ending sanctions.  In a statement, ECOWAS   noted the nomination of retired Colonel Bah Ndaw as interim president and former Foreign Minister His Excellency Ouane as prime minister of the transition that is expected to last 18 months. The U.N.’s top envoy for Mali, Mahamat Saleh Annadif,  who is the  Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) also welcomed the Transitional government.  

Le Premier ministre, Chef du Gouvernement, M.Moctar Ouane, a présidé ce lundi 30 novembre 2020 au nom du Président de la Transition, Chef de l’Etat, SEM.Bah N’Daw, la réunion inaugurale du Groupe de suivi et de soutien à la Transition au Mali.

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