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| Ban "deeply concerned" by resumption of fighting in Chad |
| 2008-02-02 |
| Deeply concerned by the resumption of fighting in Chad, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday reiterated the UN condemnation of the use of military means to seize power, his deputy spokesperson Marie Okabe told the daily press briefing. She said Ban "calls on all parties to abide by their commitments under the different peace accords signed by them and to urgently resort to dialogue to reach a peaceful and negotiated settlement of this latest crisis." Ban, she added, "deplores any action that could worsen the already grave humanitarian situation" especially in eastern Chad where the international community is actively engaged in activities to provide relief and secure the voluntary, safe and sustainable return of refugees and displaced persons in eastern Chad and north-eastern Central African Republic. An allied rebel force, hostile to President Idriss Deby, who swiftly crossed the border from Sudan earlier this week, clashed earlier in the day with government forces near Ndjamena, the capital. Chadian UN envoy Mahamat Ali Adoum said in a letter to the Security Council President earlier in the day saying his government "intends to make use of the full range of means at its disposal, including hot pursuit of the aggressors (rebels), to exercise its right of self-defence against the aggression orchestrated and strongly supported by the Sudan." |
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