The European Union (EU) must work
towards a diplomatic solution to the crises following the recent
coups in Niger and Gabon, Foreign Minister and Deputy Premier
Antonio Tajani said ahead of an informal meeting of EU foreign
affairs ministers in Toledo, Spain, on Thursday.
"In Niger and Gabon there is a situation of instability with a
series of military coups with a domino effect," said Tajani.
"We continue to call for a diplomatic solution, in which Europe
is present but never gives the impression of being a new
coloniser," he continued, adding that the efforts by Algeria to
mediate in the Niger crisis sparked by a military coup in late
July were "welcomed".
"A military intervention would create new complications and
increase migration flows," said Tajani.
"We will evaluate the sanctions in Niger, but we need a
diplomatic solution that does not appear to be anti-African. As
always, great caution is needed," he concluded.
On Wednesday military leaders in Gabon announced a coup
following recent elections in the central African country.
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