secretary-general calls on mauritanian parties to cooperate ‘urgently’

in NEgotiations aimed at return to constitutional order

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General is closely following the internationally mediated negotiations under way in Dakar, Senegal, to forge consensus around transitional arrangements for a return to constitutional order in Mauritania, including on the date of presidential elections.  The Secretary-General believes time is of the essence for reaching an agreement, and he calls on the Mauritanian parties to cooperate urgently towards this end with the African Union Facilitation, the United Nations and the International Contact Group.

* *** *

For information media • not an official record