BAMAKO, Mali
Guinea’s military leader will attend Thursday Mali’s 62nd anniversary celebrations. Mamadi Doumbouya landed Wednesday in Bamako. He was welcomed by Mali’s military ruler upon arrival.
The "goodwill and working
visit" as stated by a Malian communiqué came on the eve of two major
events.
Bamako’s 62nd
independence anniversary and a high-stakes ECOWAS extraordinary summit in the side-lines
of the UN general assembly. Guinea’s ruler insisted on the first event:
"I am in Bamako alongside
my brother President Assimi to celebrate Mali's independence and to accompany
the Malian people. [Mali is] a sister nation, Doumbouya said. Of
course, we know that Guinea and Mali are like one lung, two organs in the same
body. It is important to that I be in Bamako to celebrate the independence of
Mali with our Malian brothers. "
Asssimi Goïta and Mamadi
Doumbouya have many topics to discuss. Both countries are still suspended from
ECOWAS bodies following their coup d'état.
West African leaders will
discuss Guinea's transition timetable in New York, Thursday. The military
rulers have suggested to stay in power three years before handing over to
elected civilians.
In the case of Mali, it is the
diplomatic row with Ivory Coast that should be the center of attention. 46
Ivorian soldiers have been detained in Mali since July. Bamako accuses them of
being mercenaries; which Abidjan denies.
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