Declaration by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on the situation in Mauritania
- On: 14.09.2008
The Presidency of the Council of the European Union met with Ramtane Lamamra, the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, on Sunday 14 September 2008, for a dialogue on the situation in Mauritania.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, the Presidency of the French Republic, the European Commission and the International Organization of la Francophonie.
In the context of the planned deployment of a mission from the Commission of the African Union to Nouakchott and the extension of the AU-UN-Arab League talks of 4 September, the participants recalled their full agreement on the following points:
- the need for the immediate release of President Abdallahi and for the institutions to resume normal operations;
- the need to work towards a solution to the crisis with the agreement of the different Mauritanian parties;
- the readiness of the African Union, the European Union, and the International Organization of la Francophonie to accompany Mauritania’s efforts in this direction.
- Updated: 14.09.2008
