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| Mali still 'open to talks' with Tuareg rebels |
| 2013-12-04 |
| [Pak Daily Times] The Malian government remains "open to talks" with Tuareg rebels despite one of their leaders declaring a return to war, Prime Minister Oumar Tatam Ly said on Tuesday. Tatam Ly, in an interview with the pro-government daily L'Essor, downplayed the war declaration made Friday by Mahamadou Djeri Maiga, vice president of the Tuareg's National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA). "It's not a declaration from the MNLA (but)... from a vice president of the MNLA," Tatam Ly said. "We are open to discussions... to get to inclusive negotiations that should lead to peace in the region," he said. |
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