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| Arab League rejects 'French occupation' of Mayotte |
| 2009-04-01 |
| Arab League leaders have rejected the 'French occupation' of the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, according to a final statement from their annual summit which was made public on Tuesday. Comoros President Ahmed Abdullah Sambi had urged fellow Arab League leaders at Monday's summit in Doha to reject the vote by residents of Mayotte to become an integral part of France. The Arab leaders announced their "rejection of the French occupation and demand that France continue dialogue with the Comoros government to reach a settlement that guarantees the return of the island of Mayotte under the sovereignty of Comoros," said the summit's final resolution. Mayotte voted on Sunday to become an integral part of France, in a referendum which would put an end to local traditions like polygamy and curb the powers of Islamic courts. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Sorry, folks. I have an one track mind. Vive la France! |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-04-01 16:01 |
| #3 More than 95 per cent of voters said "yes" to becoming the 101st department of France, instead of its present status of an "overseas community", the Interior Ministry announced. I guess they can tell the Arab League what to do with their resolution... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-04-01 15:29 |
| #2 Mayotte voted on Sunday to become an integral part of France, in a referendum which would put an end to local traditions like polygamy and curb the powers of Islamic courts. Ahhhhhhhh...now I get it. Sooooo...what's the Arab League gonna do about it? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-04-01 15:25 |
| #1 That didn't take long... |
| Posted by: john frum 2009-04-01 15:20 |