The president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission Mohamed Ibn Chambas has expressed disappointment at the further killing of unarmed civilians that occurred in Guinea during the weekend, the News Agency of Nigeria reported on Tuesday.
A statement by the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja on Monday said that Chambas condemned the killings and called on the government of Guinea to faithfully implement the agreement reached recently with the trade unions in order to avoid further deterioration of the social and political situation.
The demonstrators were protesting the appointment of a new prime minister by the Guinean president Lansana Conte.
According to the statement, Chambas reiterated his earlier call on all stakeholders, particularly the political parties, the government, the civil society, the trade unions and among others, to employ dialogue to resolve their differences.
He reiterated the concern of ECOWAS over the situation in Guinea and the institution's commitment to the peaceful resolution of the conflict in the country.
A statement by the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja on Monday said that Chambas condemned the killings and called on the government of Guinea to faithfully implement the agreement reached recently with the trade unions in order to avoid further deterioration of the social and political situation.
The demonstrators were protesting the appointment of a new prime minister by the Guinean president Lansana Conte.
According to the statement, Chambas reiterated his earlier call on all stakeholders, particularly the political parties, the government, the civil society, the trade unions and among others, to employ dialogue to resolve their differences.
He reiterated the concern of ECOWAS over the situation in Guinea and the institution's commitment to the peaceful resolution of the conflict in the country.
In a related development, the French Government is expressing its " profound preoccupation" over the situation in Guinea, appealing for "a responsible manner" .
"France expresses its profound preoccupation following the new wave of violence that erupted in Guinea over the weekend. This seems to indicate that the appointment of Eugene Camara as the new prime minister was not enough to maintain the peaceful climate that resulted from the Jan. 27 peace accord," said the foreign ministry spokesman Jean-Baptiste Mattei.
France is appealing to the authorities in Guinea and all other parties to act in "a responsible manner" and avoid "any resort to violence."
"We are following the situation in Guinea very keenly, notably in order to guarantee the security of our nationals there," added the spokesman.
Violent protests erupted during the weekend as the alliance between labor unions and opposition political parties threatened to launch an indefinite general strike and called for the resignation of President Lansana Conte.
"France expresses its profound preoccupation following the new wave of violence that erupted in Guinea over the weekend. This seems to indicate that the appointment of Eugene Camara as the new prime minister was not enough to maintain the peaceful climate that resulted from the Jan. 27 peace accord," said the foreign ministry spokesman Jean-Baptiste Mattei.
France is appealing to the authorities in Guinea and all other parties to act in "a responsible manner" and avoid "any resort to violence."
"We are following the situation in Guinea very keenly, notably in order to guarantee the security of our nationals there," added the spokesman.
Violent protests erupted during the weekend as the alliance between labor unions and opposition political parties threatened to launch an indefinite general strike and called for the resignation of President Lansana Conte.
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