Ekwas recognized Niger’s military rulers

According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, the heads of the economic community of the West African countries, after threatening the military government of Niger with military intervention in this country last summer if they refuse to return the deposed president to power, finally They recognized this military rule. However, this organization appointed a committee consisting of three of its leaders to negotiate with Niger’s military rulers on the transition to democratic governance and the lifting of sanctions conditional on the implementation of this transition.

According to “Associated Press” news agency, “Omar Aliu Turai”, the head of the ECOWAS Commission, announced during the meeting of this organization in the city of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, that a team of the heads of the member states of the organization with the military ruling Niger “on a short-term power transfer program” They are negotiating against the three-year plan that these soldiers had previously proposed for this purpose.

The country of Niger witnessed a military coup on the fourth of last August. The deposed president of Niger, “Mohammed Bazum”, was deposed by the presidential guard forces on July 26, on charges of corruption, along with his wife and son.

After the overthrow of Bazum, Niger’s military council The leadership of “Abdul Rahman Techiani” gained power in this country. The Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS), under the pressure of France and the United States, announced that if Niger’s military forces do not return Mohamed Bazum to power, member countries of this group will intervene militarily in Niger.

Turai told reporters after the ECOWAS meeting: “The heads of the member states acknowledged that what happened in Niger is a coup and the National Territorial Protection Council of Niger is the military government ruling this country.” .”

These leaders also demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Bazum, who has been detained since the July coup, but they did not request his return to the presidency.

Torai stated, the regional sanctions against Niger will be reduced only if Niger’s military council agrees to the demands made by ECOWAS. He threatened that the council’s refusal to do so will cause the bloc to “maintain all sanctions, including the use of force, and ask the African Union and all other partners to implement major sanctions against the members of the National Council for the Protection of Niger Land and their partners.” “

At the beginning of their meeting in Abuja, the ECOWAS leaders also said that their efforts to deal with the coups in several countries in the region have not been successful so far.

The head of the ECOWAS Commission pointed out that despite the sanctions imposed by ECOWAS, the ruling military council in Niger has consolidated its power, and the military governments in Mali and Burkina Faso also cooperate with ECOWAS. They have stopped the implementation of the transition towards civilian rule.

At the end of September, the military councils in the three countries of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso in West Africa signed a joint security agreement under the title “Sahara Coast Security Agreement”. signed and pledged to help each other in the event of any rebellion or foreign aggression against each of these three countries. A message on the “X” social network said, it will not change its position.

The council wrote in this short message: “We will not back down. We will not compromise. We will not betray and we will win.”

end of message