UN CHIEF DISCUSSES NEW UN MISSION IN MALI WITH TOGOLESE PRESIDENT GNASSINGBÉ

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UN CHIEF DISCUSSES NEW UN MISSION IN MALI WITH TOGOLESE PRESIDENT
GNASSINGBÉNew York, May 14 2013 4:00PMSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon
has met with Togo President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé to discuss
recent developments in Africa, the importance of promoting sustainable
peace and security in West Africa and the creation of a UN
peacekeeping mission in Mali to which Togo has contributed.

During the <"http://www.un.org/sg/offthecuff/index.asp?nid=2811">meeting
on 13 May at the UN Headquarters in New York, the Secretary-General
expressed his gratitude for Togo's contribution to peacekeeping in
Mali and Guinea-Bissau.

In April, the UN Security Council approved a 12,600-strong UN
peacekeeping operation known as the UN Multidimensional Integrated
Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to take over from the
African-led mission in Mali on 1 July and authorized the blue helmets
"to use all necessary means" to carry out security-related
stabilization tasks, protect civilians, UN staff and cultural
artefacts, and create the conditions for the provision of humanitarian
aid.

MINUSMA's core task is to support the political process in Mali, in
close coordination with the African Union and the Economic Community
of West African States (ECOWAS), of which Togo is a member.

Northern Mali was occupied by radical Islamists after fighting broke
out in January 2012 between Government forces and Tuareg rebels. The
conflict uprooted hundreds of thousands of people and prompted the
Malian Government to request assistance from France to stop the
military advance of extremist groups.

Togo peacekeepers are also active in Guinea-Bissau, a West African
country with a history of coups, misrule and political instability
since it gained independence from Portugal in 1974.

Soldiers seized power in the country in April 2012 in a coup d'etat
ahead of a presidential run-off election that was slated for 22 April
between Carlos Gomes Júnior and a former President, Kumba Yala,
prompting calls from the international community for a return to
civilian rule.

In recent months, the UN has been working with the African Union and
other partners to see how to assist Guinea-Bissau in fast-tracking the
process of transition into elections which could be held by November.

The rotating presidency of the 15-member Security Council is held this
month by Togo.

During their meeting, Mr. Ban and Mr. Gnassingbé also discussed recent
developments in Africa, including drug trafficking, transnational
organized crime, terrorism, piracy and climate change.

In addition, the two leaders agreed on the importance of adopting the
Global Climate Change Treaty before the end of 2015. Representatives
of Governments will meet for two-weeks starting on 3 June in Bonn,
Germany, for the next round of climate change talks under the umbrella
of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).May 14 2013
4:00PM
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