STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SPOKESPERSON OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Guinea-Conakry

Following the incidents on 28 September 2009 in Conakry, the President of the General Assembly, H.E. Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, after having met with the Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued a statement deploring and condemning the killing and wounding of hundreds of civilians. In light of more recent developments in Guinea, the President of the General Assembly has issued the following statement:

-        The President of the General Assembly shares the concern of the international community and supports all efforts aimed at addressing the situation, namely those by the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and its Mediator President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso, and the International Contact Group on Guinea.

-        The President from the General Assembly calls on all countries to refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of Guinea.

-        The President of the General Assembly joins his voice to the call for a swift return to constitutional order and the rule of law in Guinea.