Off the wire
• UN observes International Day of Peace with call for global truce  • Roundup: U.S. stocks rally amid housing data  • 34 children die of malnourishment in South Sudan early September, UN says  • New UN goals must help hundreds of millions of children who can't read, write: UNICEF chief  • Billions of people in developing world have no access to Internet, UN report says  • 1st LD Writethru: Oil prices rebound amid falling U.S. output  • Microsoft becomes largest exporting company in Ireland: report  • Biden says "no rush" in decision on presidency bid  • Russia prods Japan to recognize historical facts  • France calls for fair elections in Burkina Faso as soon as possible  
You are here: 　 Home

UN Security Council hails Guinea-Bissau PM appointment as "important step" out of crisis

Xinhua, September 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

The UN Security Council on Monday applauded the appointment of Carlos Correia as Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau since it is "an important step towards bringing an end to the political crisis."

The council took note of the appointment on Sept. 17 of Carlos Correia, first Vice-President of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, the majority political party in the National Assembly, as Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, the council said in a statement.

The council "emphasised this as an important step towards bringing an end to the political crisis that has prevailed in the country since mid-August 2015," it said.

The coup-prone West African country descended into political turmoil after President Jose Mario Vaz dismissed Prime Minister Domingoes Simoes Pereira and his government on Aug. 13. He then replaced Pereira with Baciro Dja, but Dja and his government were dismissed two days later by the Supreme Court.

The members of the Security Council commended the respect for the Constitution and the rule of law demonstrated by the Bissau-Guinean actors, including the non-interference of the security forces in the political situation in the country and the restraint shown in this regard, said the statement.

The council further commended the peaceful way Guinea-Bissau's population is following the political situation in the country, it said.

The members of the Security Council reiterated their full support for the key role and active engagement of Miguel Trovoada, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau. Enditem