ECOWAS calls for the reinstatement of the president, Mohamed Bazoum, and does not rule out the use of force
MADRID, 31 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Secretary of the United States Department of State, Antony Blinken, has supported this Sunday the warnings of the heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against the military coup leaders in Niger.
“I highly welcome and support the leadership of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government to defend the constitutional order in Niger. The legitimate, democratically elected government must be restored immediately,” Blinken has published on his network account. social X, formerly known as Twitter.
Blinken already reiterated his support for Niger’s president, Mohamed Bazoum, on Friday, after the head of the Presidential Guard, Abdourahmane Tchiani, was appointed leader of the military junta established after Wednesday’s coup.
ECOWAS, for its part, has suspended this Sunday all its relations with Niger after the coup and has warned the military that they have a period of seven days to restore the now ousted Mohamed Bazoum as president of the country or else they will take measures. additional among those that do not rule out the use of force.
Likewise, ECOWAS has also declared Niger’s airspace closed to international flights, as well as the closure of the land borders with the country, and the freezing of all the country’s assets in banks related to the pan-regional organization.
