Peace talks are scheduled to be held in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena, on August 20.
Chad’s military government and some of the rebel groups fighting in the country have signed an agreement in Qatar to organize peace talks.
However, the most significant rebel group Front for Change and Concord in Chad, known by its French acronym FACT, did not accept the terms and did not sign the pledge.
In accordance with the terms of the agreement, the signatories have agreed on a ceasefire before the negotiations to be held in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, on August 20. The Chadian junta also agreed not to engage in any military or police operations against signatory groups in neighboring countries.
The agreement negotiations took place in Doha and more than 30 rebel groups participated in them. Negotiations took place for months.
Foreign Minister of the Provisional Military Government Mahamat Zene Cherif told reporters he believed the agreement would lead to lasting peace in Chad, adding that more than 1,500 delegates would participate in the talks at the end of August.
– Most of the armed groups signed this agreement and they participate in the national dialogue. And this national, inclusive dialogue is a forum for all Chadians.
The president died at the front
The FACT group, which stayed out of the peace negotiation agreement, is being blamed for the murder of the former president.
Fighting between government forces and rebel armed groups is quite common in Chad.
Finland had about 80 peacekeepers in Chad between 2007 and 2010 in the UN-led operation. It was Finland’s third largest peacekeeping force in the world after the operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo. Almost 80 Finnish peacekeepers operate in the eastern part of Chad together with Irish troops.