Cape City — Bamako has responded to Abidjan’s name for the Financial Neighborhood of West African States to get entangled within the row between Cote d’Ivoire and Mali regarding Ivorian troopers detained in Mali. Abidjan just lately requested a fast assembly of the sub-regional physique, whereas the Malian junta has made recognized its rigid place via a press launch revealed on Thursday, September 15.

“The case of the Ivorian troopers is solely judicial and bilateral”, says the official Malian press launch, it warns ECOWAS  in opposition to “any manipulation by the Ivorian authorities’.

The 77th session of the United Nations Normal Meeting is scheduled for subsequent week, with not less than two conferences are deliberate to debate Mali. The Malian authorities says it doesn’t really feel involved by these initiatives.

For Bamako, the mediation initiated by Togo is “the one framework for settling the case”. Between Côte Ivoire and its neighbor, basic variations stay. For Bamako, the 46 troopers dedicated offenses within it’s borders, whereas for Abidjan, they’re hostages. The press launch underlines Mali’s attachment to peace and centuries-old good neighbourly relations.

Translated from RFI