Tuesday, January 15, 2013

OIC calls for a cease-fire in Mali

The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday called for a cease-fire in Mali, where French troops are engaged with the Malian army in an offensive against Islamist fighters .

In a statement, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu called for a cease-fire in the immediate member of his organization, and a return to negotiations between the Malian authorities and Islamists controlling the north of Mali, which were sponsored by Burkina Faso.

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