Senegal: Official list of the new Government, 98.7.6

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OFFICIAL LIST OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL NAMED ON 04 JULY 1998

Mr Abdou Diouf, President of the Republic Mr Mamadou Lamine LOUM, Prime Minister

The Ministers:

Mr Ousmane Tanor Dieng, Minister of State, Services and Presidential Affairs Mr Robert Sagna, Agriculture Mr Serigne Diop, Keeper of Seals, Minister of Justice Mr Jacques Baudin, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese abroad General Lamine Cisse, Interior Mr Cheikh Amidou Kane, Armed Forces Mr Andre Sonko, National Education Mr Mouhamed el Moustapha Diagne, Economy, Finance and Planning Mr Mamadou Faye, Water Affairs Mr Magued Diouf, Energy, Mines and Industry Mr Souty Toure, Environment and Nature Conservation Mr Landing Sane, Infrastructure and Land Transport Mr Alassane Dialy Ndiaye, Fisheries and Marine Transport Mr Tidjane Sylla, Tourism and Air Transport Mrs Marie-Louise Correa, Labour and Employment Mr Abdoulaye Elimane Kane, Culture Mr Iba Gueye, Youth and Sport Mr Khalifa Sall, Commerce and Crafts Mrs Aissata Tall Sall, Communications Mr Abdourahmane Sow, Urban Planning and Housing Mr Assane Diop, Health Mrs Aminata Mbengue Ndiaye, Family, Social Affairs and National Solidarity Mr Balla Moussa Daffe, Scientific Research and Technology Mr Abdoulaye Mactar Diop, Modernisation of the State Mr Sanghe Mballo, Livestock Management Mr Papa Babacar Mbaye, Deputy to the Prime Minister for Relations with the Assemblies Mrs Habibatou Mbaye, Deputy to the Prime Minister for African Economic Integration Mr Cherif Macky Sall, Deputy to the Interior Minister for Decentralisation Mr Mame Bounama Sall, Deputy to the Minister of Education for National Languages Mrs AÔssatou Niang Ndiaye, Deputy to the Minister of Finance for the Budget Mr El Hadj Ibrahima Sall, Deputy to the Minister of Finance for Planning

Abidjan, 6 July 1998

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ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICA STATES

FRIST JOINT MEETING OF ECOWAS MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DEFENCE ON GUINEA BISSAU

Abidjan, 3 JULY,1998

FINAL COMMUNIQUE

ECOWAS Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense held their first meeting on Guinea Bissau on 3 July, 1998, in Abidjan, CÙte d'Ivoire to consider the situation in Guinea Bissau.

2. The Ministers recalled that at dawn on 7 June 1998, a rebellion was started by some elements of the Guinea Bissau Armed Forces, led by the country's dismissed Chief of Staff, General Ansoumane MANE.

3. Following violent clashes between the rebels and forces loyal to the Government, President Joao Bernado VIEIRA, in a letter to the ECOWAS Chairman, requested the extension of ECOMOG's mandate and its scope of activities to Guinea Bissau.

4. Upon receipt of the request, the ECOWAS Chairman, His Excellency, General Abdulsalami ABUBAKAR held consultations with his peers and sent a fact-finding mission led by the Executive Secretary of ECOWAS, Mr. Lansana KOUYATE, to the Gambia, Guinea and Senegal. The ECOWAS Chairman, thereafter, decided to convene the meeting of Chiefs of Staff and this meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence.

5. The following Member states were represented:

- Republic of Benin - Burkina Faso - Republic of CÙte d'Ivoire - Republic of The Gambia - Republic of Ghana - Republic of Guinea - Republic of Guinea Bissau - Republic of Liberia - Republic of Mali - Republic of Niger - Federal Republic of Nigeria - Republic of Senegal - Republic of Sierra Leone - Togolese Republic

6. On invitation, the meeting was also attended by representatives of the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and the Organisation of African Unity, as well as representatives of the UNHCR and WFP. The ECOMOG Force Commander was also in attendance.

7. The Ministers reviewed the situation in Guinea Bissau in the light of reports made by the Ministers of Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Senegal, The Gambia and by the ECOMOG Force Commander. They also considered the final report of the Eighteenth meeting of Chiefs of Staff held in Abidjan on 30th June and 1st July,1998.

8. The Ministers Strongly condemned the mutiny in Guinea Bissau. They warned the rebels in Guinea Bissau against committing any atrocities against the innocent civilian population and foreign nationals.

9. The meeting called for an immediate cessation of hostilities throughout the country.

10. The Ministers reaffirmed their support for the democratically elected Government of President Joao Bernado VIEIRA.

11. The meeting agreed that the central objective of ECOWAS in Guinea Bissau is to restore peace to Guinea Bissau and reassert the authority of the democratically elected Government of President Vieira throughout the country.

12. The Ministers agreed to work towards realising this objective by a combination of the following three measures:

i) dialogue and negotiation; ii) imposition and sanctions and enforcement of embargo; iii) and the use of force.

13. The Ministers recommended the extension of the mandate and scope of activities of ECOMOG to cover Guinea Bissau. In this regard, all Member States should immediately contribute additional troops to ECOMOG. They also called on the Member States for the provision of adequate logistic support for ECOMOG.

14. In order to ensure the implementation of decisions and recommendations, the Ministers established a Committee of Seven comprising: Burkina Faso, CÙte d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria and Senegal, joined by the representatives of OAU and ECOWAS Secretariats.

15. The Ministers mandated the Ministers of Foreign n Affairs of the Committe of Seven on Guinea Bissau to brief the ECOWAS Chairman on the outcome of their meeting.

16. The Ministers expressed their support for the prompt action taken by Guinea and Senegal in Guinea Bissau.

17. The Ministers expressed concern at the worsening humanitarian situation in Guinea Bissau. They called on humanitarian agencies and all relevant institutions to ensure that the civilian populations are not forced by famine and epidemics to seek refuge in neighbouring countries to facilitate the despatch of such assistance by sea and road.

18. The Committee of Seven on Guinea Bissau was mandated to seek the support of the United Nations Security Council for ECOWAS initiatives in Guinea Bissau.

19. The Ministers also called on the International community to support ECOWAS efforts towards the immediate restoration of peace and legitimacy in Guinea Bissau.

20. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence expressed deep gratitude to His Excellency, Mr. Henri Konan BEDIE, President of the Republic of CÙte d'Ivoire, and to ythe Government and people of CÙte d'Ivoire for the generous hospitality and for the excellent facilities placed at their disposal.

DONE AT ABIDJAN, THIS 3RD DAY OF JULY 1998

MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DEFENCE

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Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar

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