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Mali rebels tell U.N. they want to resume peace talks
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/03/mali-rebels-tell-u-n-they-want-to-resume-peace-talks/
Mali rebels tell U.N. they want to resume peace talks
By Agence France-Presse
Monday, February 3, 2014 16:16 EST
Arab and Tuareg rebel leaders from crisis-torn northern Mali told a visiting UN Security Council delegation Monday they want to resume talks with the government.
“Even if we have to go to the planet Mars to quickly resume the dialogue with the Malian government… we are ready,” said Mohamed Maouloud Ould Ramadane of the Arab Movement of Azawad (MAA) after meeting the Security Council delegation.
The visiting team includes the US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, and the French ambassador, Gerard Araud.
They met in the capital, Bamako, with leaders of the MAA and two Tuareg armed groups, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and the High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA).
