AU demands restoration of constitutionality in Mauritania
Posted by African Press International on September 1, 2008
The African Union(AU) Commission has demanded the immediate restoration of constitutional order in Mauritania following a military coup and whose leaders are refusing to release the ousted president.
The call on Saturday, was the second following last week’s visit of the AU Chairperson, Jean Ping.
The AU in a statement after Ping’s visit said that the commission has made a presentation to member states on the situation in that country, and its effort in bringing stability to Mauritania.
During his stay in Mauritania, Ping met with by General Mohamed Abdel Aziz and discussed the release of President Ould Sidi.
The commission has also decided to despatch the AU Peace and Security Council commissioner to Mauritania to further discuss the situation in that country.
Meantime, the Commission urges all Mauritanian authorities concerned to refrain from taking any measure that would jeopardize the on going dialogue in that country.
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API/Source.apa
