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[Regnum] A delegation from the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) left Niger after talks with the rebels failed, Al Arabiya reported on August 20, citing informed sources.
During the negotiations, the ECOWAS delegation put forward a demand to immediately return power to President Mohamed Bazum , who was ousted by the rebels. Members of the military council of Niger rejected this demand.
As IA Regnum reported , an ECOWAS delegation arrived in Niger on August 19, declaring its intention to act as mediators in resolving the situation in the country. At the same time, a day earlier, representatives of the community announced that they had already set a date for a military intervention in Niger, which would take place if the issue was not resolved peacefully. They are not going to publish this date.
Also on August 19, a UN delegation arrived in Niger. Representatives of the rebel government, during a meeting with this delegation, said that they considered the sanctions imposed on Niger unfair, and assured the UN that everything was in order with the ousted head of state and his family members.
The head of the National Council for the Defense of the Fatherland, ruling in Niger after the coup d'état, General Abdurahman Tchiani , said on August 20 that the country's new authorities do not want war, but if such a need arises, Niger will defend itself.
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