Invited on our antenna on Wednesday August 10 in the morning, the Chadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chérif Mahamat Zène, believed that Fact had not signed the Doha agreement, because it did not want to commit to prisoners released join the DDR process. An assertion that the leader of this politico-military group rejects.
Mahamat Mahdi Ali believes that the government is trying to make him endorse the failure of Doha. For him, this agreement is an empty shell, and the Chadian dialogue, announced in N’Djamena at the end of the month, will not be inclusive.
” They produced us [à Doha] a draft agreement which was in their suitcases for signature. What is the content of this point which concerns prisoners of war? When we looked at the content: it was meaningless. The junta is focusing on this point. The junta tries to make propaganda around this point. And so, things have to be clear. The Fact should not be indexed as the party that refused peace. »
” We did not claim any power. We did not claim personal benefits. Everything we asked for, everything we demanded was sent back to the inclusive national dialogue. However, the participation quota has already been set. Out of 1420 delegates, 1200 delegates belong to the junta. It is already played in advance. What do you want ? »
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