Malian parties agree to sign peace agreement

March 2, 2015 admin 0 Comments

The Malian parties involved in the dialogue for the settlement of the crisis in Northern Mali signed Sunday in Algiers a peace and reconciliation agreement under the supervision of the international mediation, chaired by Algeria, as a mediation leader.

The document was signed by the representative of the Malian government, the political-military movements of Northern Mali involved in the platform of Algiers and by the team of the mediation led by Algeria.

The signing ceremony took place in the presence of representatives of the American and French governments

In addition to the representatives of the Malian government, six political-military movements took part in peace talks in Mali, namely, the Arab Movement of Azawad (MAA), the Coordination for the People of Azawad (CPA), the Coalition of the Patriotic Resistance Movements and Fronts (CM-FPR), the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), the High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA) and the Arab Movement of Azawad (dissident).

The mediation team, of which Algeria is a mediation leader, comprised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger and Chad.