Lamamra called on the international community to support the rapid development of Mali

PARIS Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra said Thursday in Paris that peace in Mali “is still fragile and can not be established whether the economics and development are quickly and systematically supported. ”
“However, we must recognize that peace is still fragile and can not be established whether the economics and development, which are essential for the success of peace and reconciliation, are not rapidly and consistently supported” Lamamra said in his opening speech at the conference for the development of Mali.
The minister, who co-chaired the morning session, stressed, in this regard, that the peace and reconciliation “urges Mali’s partners to give the necessary priority to the needs of the northern regions of Mali and the importance of their rapid stabilization of peace and regional security. ”
He expressed his pleasure that the work, under the theme “the North, in the heart of reconciliation and peace,” aim to strengthen international action to resolve the crisis in Mali, notably by creating a fund dedicated to financing specific sustainable development strategy for the North, “stressing his satisfaction with the joint assessment mission in northern Mali, who updated the data available since 2013, after identifying the needs Northern populations. “