US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller on Monday commented on Algerian mediation in Niger and called on Algeria to work with ECOWAS, which is leading efforts to resolve the political crisis there.
During his press conference with the spokesperson, Al-Hurra said, “The United States and Algeria closely and regularly share regional and bilateral priorities, including joint efforts to de-escalate the conflict and promote regional stability, including in the Sahel region.”
He added: “Algeria is expected to take its seat on the Security Council next year, and we look forward to continuing to work with it on that and other regional and international priorities.”
Coup leaders in Niger agreed on Monday to an Algerian mediation effort based on a “six-month transitional phase” to find a political solution to the crisis, Agence France-Presse reported.
The Algerian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday that the coup leaders sent the Algerian government “an official letter through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Niger, indicating the acceptance of Algerian mediation. A political solution to the crisis in this brotherly country,” the Algerian news agency reported.
On August 29, Algeria announced a political plan to resolve the crisis in Niger, rejecting military intervention in its southern neighbors based on giving the plotters six months to return to “constitutional and democratic order”.
The statement explained that President Abdelmadjid Tebboune appointed Foreign Minister Ahmed Atauf “to travel to Niamey as soon as possible with the aim of starting preparatory discussions with all parties involved on ways to implement the Algerian initiative”.
Acceptance of the Algerian initiative strengthens the desire for a political solution to the crisis in Niger and opens the way for the provision of the necessary conditions to end the crisis by peaceful means in order to protect Niger’s interests. and the whole region.”
Coup leader General Abdelrahmane Diyani “demands a transitional period lasting a maximum of three years,” Ataf confirmed during the announcement of the political settlement plan. Don’t become a “faith executor”.
In detailing the Algerian plan, Attoff explained, “The goal of this path is to create a political arrangement in Niger with the participation and consent of all parties, no matter which party they belong to. Not more than six months.”
He explained that these arrangements “will be accepted by all sections of the political class in Niger and will lead to the restoration of constitutional order in the country, under the supervision of a civil authority headed by a consensus person”. The name of the proposed consensus figure.
Since the coup, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has imposed political and economic sanctions on Niger, and has threatened armed intervention.
According to Minister Atauf, Algeria will advance its efforts in three directions: “with all concerned and active parties in Niger, regionally with neighboring countries and member states of ECOWAS, especially Nigeria, which is currently the head of the group, and efforts aimed at finding a peaceful way with countries at the international level.” I want to support.” “Crisis.”
On Saturday, Abderrahmane Diyani, head of the military council, did not announce that he was abandoning the demand for a three-year interim phase, saying, “We have no right to be in power for five years. We want (one) to be elected to do so.”
He recalled that he wanted to organize a “national dialogue” to develop new texts to govern Niger’s political life, saying, “The problem is not democracy. Elected individuals sometimes mute texts to implement only what is in their minds. .”
In two television interviews, he attributed the coup to former leaders’ “waste of public money”.
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