6 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has called on the warring parties in the African country to act with the “maximum restraint” and thus be able to guarantee the relaunch of the peace agreement signed in 2015.
“MINUSMA is closely following developments in the northern regions of Mali and is concerned about the increase in tensions between the signatory parties,” the UN mission said in a statement.
In this sense, the United Nations has insisted that the 2015 agreement “continues to be the most viable framework for a lasting return to peace and security”, as well as to address the causes of “recurring instability” in the north of the african country.
“MINUSMA has initiated contacts with the signatory parties to the Agreement to review the security devices as soon as possible. To this end, it urges all parties to provide their full cooperation,” he concluded.
Tensions have risen in recent months between the military junta established after the coups of August 2020 and May 2021 and the Permanent Strategic Framework (CSP, according to its French acronym) — which includes former Tuareg rebels and members of pro-government militias– amid increased insecurity due to attacks by jihadist groups.
The CSP announced at the end of December the suspension of its participation in the peace agreement and requested an international mediation process in a neutral place in the face of what it described as a lack of will on the part of the junta to comply with what was agreed in Algiers in 2015, which it meant that the Tuareg separatist groups became part of the Armed Forces, a ceasefire was sealed and it was proposed to give more powers to the northern part of Mali.
