A Emerson Process Management, Médio Oriente e África, revela medidas tomadas para centrais sem fios mais seguras e inteligentes

DUBAI, UAE, June 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – As tecnologias sem fios mudaram a forma como as pessoas vivem, fornecendo um meio para que todos mantenha um contacto permanente, onde e quando quiserem. Nas indústrias de processos, as mesmas tecnologias são utilizadas por organizações com vista a melhorar as suas operações, particularmente nas áreas da manutenção, segurança e desempenho de saúde, segurança e meio ambiente (HSA).

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As tecnologias sem fios estão atualmente implementadas em milhares de instalações industriais presentes em mais de 120 países em todo o mundo. Um evento importante que fomentou esta adoção alargada foi a criação de uma norma da indústria interoperável de vários fornecedores.

A norma internacional IEC62591 ou WirelessHART é a primeira norma desenvolvida especificamente para responder às necessidades das indústrias de processos.  Foi estabelecida pela HART Communication Foundation (HCF) em colaboração com utilizadores finais, fornecedores de equipamentos de processos e especialistas em engenharia e comunicações. A WirelessHART foi ratificada em setembro de 2007 pela HCF e aprovada pela International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) em 2010.

Depois de usufruírem das vantagens das tecnologias sem fios nos últimos anos, as organizações estão a avançar rapidamente para uma implementação de comunicações sem fios mais alargada e complexa. No setor do petróleo e gás, por exemplo, a monitorização de bombas e separadores de água consistia num processo moroso e dispendioso, que envolvia a inspeção física e a penosa recolha de dados em campos e localizações de centrais distantes. Com as tecnologias sem fios, estes problemas passam a fazer parte do passado. Os operadores podem agora obter, remotamente e em qualquer lugar, uma imensa variedade de informação sobre o estado dos equipamentos.

Inúmeras organizações também começaram a implementar aplicações de rastreio ao nível das centrais para abordar questões como a produtividades dos seus colaboradores, segurança e desempenho de HSA. Estas aplicações de controlo e rastreio oferecem graus variáveis de precisão do local, dependendo das necessidades empresariais e de orçamento.

Para um controlo padrão, os operadores utilizam cartões de acesso de Identificação por Radiofrequência (RFID) Ativa por Wi-Fi para garantirem que as pessoas têm permissão ou restrição de acesso a zonas específicas da central, de acordo com as suas funções e que a movimentação de bens de uma área para outra da central é monitorizada em tempo real. Para zonas perigosas da central, onde o controlo de acesso seja mais crítico, os operadores constroem uma infraestrutura de rede Wi-Fi mais forte e implementam vários pontos de deteção com vista à obtenção de informações mais exatas e ao tratamento atempado de incidentes de segurança, caso estes ocorram.

A segurança constitui um motivo de preocupação na utilização de tecnologias sem fios e, por esse motivo, fornecedores como a Emerson concebem as suas próprias tecnologias

com funcionalidades de segurança robustas, pluriestratificadas e de funcionamento contínuo que utilizam as técnicas mais avançadas. As tecnologias sem fios marcam o próximo ponto de viragem nas indústrias de processos e os intervenientes mais hesitantes devem compreender que deverão maximizar esta inovação agora se não quiserem ficar para trás na curva da evolução.

Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of Emerson Process Management Middle East and Africa.

CONTACTOS: 

Contacto: Emerson Process Management, Divisão

Número de telefone: +97148118100

Nome de contacto: Danielle Aychouh

Gestora de Comunicações de Marketing, Médio Oriente e África

Emerson Process Management

Número de contacto: Danielle.Aychouh@Emerson.com

Acerca da Emerson Process Management

A Emerson Process Management (
http://www.EmersonProcess.com
), uma empresa Emerson, é líder na ajuda às empresas para a automação da sua produção, processamento e distribuição nas áreas de substâncias químicas, petróleo e gás, refinarias, celulose e papel, energia, água e centrais de tratamento, minas e metais, alimentação e bebidas, ciências da vida e outras indústrias. A empresa combina produtos e tecnologia de qualidade superior com serviços de engenharia, consultoria, gestão de projeto e manutenção específicos da indústria. As suas marcas incluem PlantWeb™, Syncade™, DeltaV™, Fisher®, Bettis™, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, Daniel™, Ovation™ e AMS Suite.

Acerca da Emerson

A Emerson (NYSE: EMR), sediada em St. Louis, Missouri (EUA), é líder global na reunião da tecnologia e da engenharia para oferecer soluções inovadoras para clientes nos mercados industrial, comercial e do consumidor em todo o mundo.   A empresa é composta por cinco segmentos de negócio: Gestão de processo, Automação industrial, Energia de rede, Tecnologias do clima e Soluções comerciais e residenciais.   As vendas no ano fiscal de 2012 cifraram-se nos 24,4 mil milhões de dólares.   Para mais informação, visite
http://www.Emerson.com
 

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Emerson Process Management Middle East and Africa

Emerson Process Management Moyen-Orient et Afrique dévoile les mesures prises pour obtenir des usines sans fil plus sûres et plus intelligentes

DUBAI, EAU, 19 juin 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Les technologies sans fil ont changé la manière dont les gens vivent, fournissant à chacun un moyen de contacter tout le monde, partout et tout le temps. Dans les industries de transformation, ces mêmes technologies sont utilisées par les organisations pour améliorer leurs opérations, notamment dans les domaines de l’entretien, de la sécurité et de la performance en matière d’environnement, de santé et de sécurité (ESS).

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La technologie sans fil est mise en œuvre dans des milliers d’installations industrielles à travers plus de 120 pays du monde entier. Un évènement important qui a conduit à son adoption généralisée a été la création d’une norme de l’industrie multi-fournisseurs et interopérable.

La norme internationale CEI 62591 ou WirelessHART est la première norme pour la technologie sans fil développée spécialement pour les industries de transformation. Elle a été établie par la HART Communication Foundation (HCF) en collaboration avec des utilisateurs finaux, des fournisseurs d’équipement de transformation et des experts en ingénierie et en communication. La WirelessHART a été ratifiée en septembre 2007 par la HCF et approuvée par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) en 2010.

Ayant profité des avantages des technologies sans fil au cours des dernières années, les organisations adoptent rapidement une mise en œuvre plus vaste et plus complexe. Dans le secteur du pétrole et du gaz, par exemple, le contrôle des pompes et purgeurs de vapeur était auparavant un processus long et coûteux impliquant une inspection physique et une collecte des données laborieuse dans les zones et sites éloignés de l’usine. Les technologies sans fil ont résolu ces problèmes. Les opérateurs peuvent désormais obtenir de nombreuses informations sur l’état de l’équipement à distance et depuis n’importe où.

Un grand nombre d’organisations a également commencé à mettre en œuvre des applications de suivi à l’échelle des usines pour accroître la productivité de la main d’œuvre, la sécurité et la performance ESS. Ces applications de suivi offrent différents degrés de précision de la localisation selon le budget et les besoins opérationnels.

Pour le suivi standard, les opérateurs d’usine utilisent des badges d’accès avec identification active par radiofréquence (RFID) en Wi-Fi afin d’assurer que les personnes bénéficiant d’un accès autorisé ou limité pénètrent dans des zones spécifiques de l’usine selon leur fonction, et que le déplacement des actifs d’une zone de l’usine à une autre soit suivi en temps réel. Pour les zones dangereuses des usines, dans lesquelles le suivi des personnes est davantage essentiel, les opérateurs construisent une infrastructure de réseau Wi-Fi plus solide et déploient de nombreux points de détection en vue d’obtenir des informations plus précises et de répondre plus rapidement aux incidents liés à la sécurité qui peuvent survenir.

La sécurité est une préoccupation incitant à l’utilisation de la technologie sans fil, et c’est pour cela que les fournisseurs tels qu’Emerson conçoivent leurs technologies avec une sécurité solide, à plusieurs niveaux et toujours disponible qui utilise les techniques les plus avancées. La technologie sans fil représente le prochain point d’inflexion dans les industries de transformation, et ceux qui hésitent à l’adopter doivent prendre conscience qu’ils devraient tirer profit de cette innovation maintenant s’ils ne veulent pas prendre du retard.

Distribué par l’Organisation de la Presse Africaine pour Emerson Process Management Middle East and Africa.

CONTACTS : 

Contact, Emerson Process Management, Division

Numéro de téléphone : +97148118100

Nom du contact : Danielle Aychouh

Directrice des communications marketing, Moyen-Orient et Afrique

Emerson Process Management

Numéro du contact : Danielle.Aychouh@Emerson.com

À propos d’Emerson Process Management

Emerson Process Management (
http://www.EmersonProcess.com
), une division d’Emerson, est un leader qui aide les entreprises à automatiser leur production, transformation et distribution dans les industries des produits chimiques, du gaz et du pétrole, du raffinage, des pâtes et papiers, de l’électricité, du traitement de l’eau et des eaux usées, des mines et des métaux, des aliments et boissons, des sciences de la vie et d’autres secteurs. La société associe des produits et des technologies supérieurs avec des services d’ingénierie, de consulting, de gestion de projets et d’entretien spécifiques à l’industrie. Ses marques incluent PlantWeb™, Syncade™, DeltaV™, Fisher®, Bettis™, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, Daniel™, Ovation™ et AMS Suite.

À propos d’Emerson

Emerson (NYSE : EMR) (
http://www.emerson.com
), basée à Saint-Louis, dans le Missouri (États-Unis), est un leader mondial de premier plan qui combine la technologie et l’ingénierie pour fournir des solutions innovantes à ses clients dans les marchés de l’industrie, du commerce et de la consommation dans le monde entier.   L’entreprise est constituée de cinq entités : Process Management, Industrial Automation, Network Power, Climate Technologies et Commercial & Residential Solutions.   Ses ventes pour l’exercice 2012 s’élevaient à 24,4 milliards de dollars.   Pour tout complément d’information, rendez-vous à l’adresse :
http://www.Emerson.com
 

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Emerson Process Management Middle East and Africa

 

 

Statement by the spokesperson of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the attack on the UN Compound in Mogadishu

 

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, June 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement today:

“The High Representative is appalled by the attack on the United Nations compound in Mogadishu earlier today, and expresses her sincere condolences to the families of the victims. She strongly condemns any violence aimed at derailing stability in Somalia.

The High Representative considers it important that recent progress is sustained, and reiterates the EU’s full support for the people of Somalia, the Federal Government, the African Union and the UN in working to re-establish internal security and the rule of law.”

 

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European Council

 

 

Remarks by High Representative Catherine Ashton following her meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr

 

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, June 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Remarks by High Representative Catherine Ashton following her meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr

I want to say, first of all, what a pleasure it is to be back in Egypt and to have had the opportunity to meet with President Morsi and of course with Foreign Minister Amr and with some members of the opposition this morning.

We had interesting and important conversations as always, as we work with the government and the people of Egypt for the future. As ever, I want to wish this country every possible success.

I agree absolutely with the minister that we are supporting what has become known as Geneva II, the process of helping to find a political solution for Syria, which, in the end, is a solution that is going to be necessary if we are going to end the bloodshed, stop the fighting and bring peace.

I’ve been travelling in the region and I’ve seen the effects of so many people displaced from their homes. I pay tribute to all the countries, including Egypt, which have looked after people so well, but now we really do need to move forward.

And on the dam, we are following closely the situation. I was delighted that the Minister had good discussions with Ethiopia, and will continue to work to ensure that there is a good solution.

If you look at all of the different ways in which the European Union supports Egypt, there are different aspects of the support we give. First of all we put a lot of emphasis on supporting the poorest people in your population, and that money is coming through our projects and programmes.

We’ve also tried to encourage investment from industry, which is going to be so vital, and we try to encourage the growth of small and medium size businesses here, which is the backbone of any economy. Some of the money is of course linked to the IMF and linked to the way in which things are going to move forward.

We want to see this country moving forward to see the kind of developments that are going to be so necessary and to back it with our resources.

 

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European Council

G8 pledges strong support for AfDB infrastructure agenda

AfDB President Donald Kaberuka welcomed the G8 communiqué

TUNIS, Tunisia, June 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – The Group of Eight most industrialized countries (G8) has expressed strong support for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s priorities (
http://www.afdb.org
), especially its initiative on infrastructure and the African Legal Support Facility – which helps countries negotiate better contracts in the natural resources sector.

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In a final communiqué after meeting in Northern Ireland, the G8 also called for strong replenishment of the African Development Fund – which supports a range of poverty reduction programmes, including infrastructure development and capacity building.

“The G8 urges multilateral development institutions to establish and prioritise, as part of ongoing work on International Development Association-17, African Development Fund 13 and European Development Fund-11 replenishments, more effective mechanisms for collaboration on project preparation, funding and risk mitigation for Africa’s regional infrastructure programmes, such as the Programme for Infrastructure Development (PIDA). The G8 recognises the work being done by the G20 on financing for infrastructure in Africa,” the G8 communiqué said.

“The G8 commits to explore and identify in advance of our next meeting the further steps it can take together or individually, in collaboration with the private sector, International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and other international organisations to facilitate institutional investment flows into bankable trade-related infrastructure projects in developing countries,” it said.

“We welcome the financial support provided to the African Development Bank’s African Legal Support Facility and the Facility for Fair Exploitation of Extractive Resources in Africa, and encourage other countries to commit to these facilities. In support of such initiatives, we will partner with resource rich developing countries, the private sector and civil society to strengthen capacity and increase transparency in the extractive sectors,” it concluded.

The African Legal Support Facility is a legal technical assistance facility that helps low income countries address a growing problem of litigation by vulture funds as well as a technical advisory facility that helps regional member countries to negotiate extractive resource contracts to create an appropriate, enabling environment with modern legal and regulatory frameworks for the extractive resources sector.

AfDB President Donald Kaberuka welcomed the G8 communiqué, saying it reflected recognition of African priorities and an appetite for partnership between the G8 and African leaders.

“Africa seeks to trade her way out of poverty, but to do so she must deal with the issue of the cost of doing business, the risk of small fragmented markets through hard and soft infrastructure,” he said.

Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of the African Development Bank (AfDB).

Media contact

Magatte Wade, AfDB Head of External Relations and Communications: m.wade@afdb.org; +216 98 34 37 34.

About the African Development Bank Group

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (
http://www.afdb.org
)  is Africa’s premier development finance institution. It comprises three distinct entities: the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Development Fund (ADF) and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF). With offices in 29 African countries with an external office in Japan, the AfDB contributes to the economic development and the social progress of its 53 regional member states.

For more information:
http://www.afdb.org

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African Development Bank (AfDB)

 

Promesses d’aide au Mali (19 juin 2013)

 

PARIS, France, 19 juin 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – La Conférence « Ensemble pour le renouveau du Mali » a réuni à Bruxelles 108 délégations ainsi que des représentants des collectivités locales, des sociétés civiles, des diasporas, des femmes et du secteur privé. Elle a permis de recueillir 3,285 milliards d’euros de promesses d’aide, provenant de 56 bailleurs bilatéraux et multilatéraux. Elle a également permis de dégager des pistes d’action décisives en matière de gouvernance, de décentralisation, de gestion des finances publiques et de relance économique notamment.

Le tableau des promesses d’aide au Mali résume par pays et organisations les promesses faites à Bruxelles.

La mise en œuvre immédiate de l’aide d’urgence ainsi que le respect des différents engagements quantitatifs et qualitatifs, formulés par le Mali et par ses partenaires, appellent un suivi rigoureux. Les conclusions des coprésidences ont placé au cœur de l’exercice les principes de transparence et de redevabilité mutuelle [1] et dessiné les contours des suites données à la conférence [2].

Dans ce cadre, les coprésidences élaborent actuellement les mécanismes de suivi de la conférence de Bruxelles qui s’exerceront à un niveau local et international. Leurs objectifs viseront à garantir la mise en œuvre des réformes de l’Etat malien impulsées par le Plan pour la relance durable du Mali (PRED) 2013-2014 et les conclusions des coprésidences, le respect des promesses d’aide des partenaires, leur engagement et leur décaissement dans un délai raisonnable et la coordination des réponses aux besoins du PRED. Le principe d’appropriation de ces mécanismes par les autorités maliennes sera au cœur du processus.

Pour ce qui la concerne, la France mobilise l’ensemble de ses instruments (aide humanitaire, aide budgétaire, aide-projet, assistance technique) pour obtenir rapidement des progrès concrets sur le terrain.

Dans le cadre d’un plan d’aide d’urgence visant à répondre aux besoins les plus pressants, la France mobilise d’ores et déjà 10 millions d’euros en crédits de sortie de crise et en aide humanitaire. L’AFD mettra en œuvre un portefeuille de projets pour un montant d’environ 210 millions d’euros qui prendra en compte le contexte de sortie de crise et les priorités géographiques et sectorielles fixées par les autorités maliennes. Par ailleurs, une aide budgétaire de 15 millions d’euros a été instruite pour 2013.

L’aide bilatérale de la France au Mali s’élèvera au total à 280 millions d’euros sur la période 2013-2014, faisant de notre pays le premier bailleur bilatéral.

L’utilisation de l’aide française sera rendu davantage transparente par la mise en place de publications internet accessibles à tous, permettant de connaître les avancées des projets financés. Dans un premier temps, la liste des tous les projets dont le montant est supérieur à 100 000 euros a déjà été publiée sur le site internet de l’ambassade de France au Mali.

[1] « La mise en œuvre du PRED requiert un suivi et une évaluation des programmes et des dépenses envisagés, à travers les documents budgétaires, de meilleurs statistiques et les instruments existants de coordination des bailleurs. La mobilisation de cette aide internationale est adossée au respect, par la partie malienne, de ses engagements, et notamment la mise en œuvre des réformes nécessaires en matière de gouvernance démocratique. Le gouvernement et les donateurs y contribueront en veillant à la transparence, la prévisibilité, la redevabilité, l’amélioration des procédures et l’alignement de l’aide ».

[2] « Les autorités maliennes et la communauté internationale conviennent d’assurer un suivi de haut niveau de la conférence de Bruxelles, par des réunions des représentants des capitales et des sièges, organisées alternativement à Bamako et à l’extérieur du Mali et prévoyant une implication des acteurs non gouvernementaux ».

 

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France – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the signing of a preliminary peace agreement in Mali

 

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, June 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission issued the following statement today:

“I welcome the signing in Ouagadougou, by the Malian authorities and northern Mali’s nonterrorist armed groups, of a preliminary peace agreement in preparation for the presidential election and inclusive peace talks in Mali.

This agreement is of historic significance. It is a crucial step in the process of building peace through dialogue.

I pay tribute to the determination of the statesmen and the groups’ representatives who have reached this agreement. I would also like to express my gratitude for the mediation provided by President Compaoré and the other international actors involved alongside him.

The European Union has lent its full support to these negotiations. It will remain at the side of all Malians to facilitate the implementation of the agreement in all its dimensions”.

 

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European Council

 

 

IFC Expands Access to Finance for Microenterprises in Tanzania

 

WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced a loan of $3 million denominated in Tanzanian shillings to support the expansion of access to microfinance in Tanzania. The investment in FINCA Tanzania—a microfinance institution—will support FINCA as it expands its financial services to women, youth and rural areas in the country.

 

IFC estimates that only 12 percent of working adults in Sub-Saharan Africa have access to banking services, compared to 22 percent in South Asia and close to 50 percent in Latin America and Eastern Europe. In Tanzania, 83% of adults do not have access to a formal financial institution.

 

IFC provides local currency finance to protect local businesses from foreign exchange risk. The IFC loan to FINCA Tanzania is sourced through the shilling/US dollar swap market. The swap was arranged in partnership with Barclays Bank and NBC Bank, and in collaboration with the Bank of Tanzania.

 

With operations in 21 countries and one million clients globally, FINCA provides financial services to low-income entrepreneurs, helping them create jobs, build assets and improve their standard of living. Eighty percent of FINCA’s clients are women. In Tanzania, the company has over 72,000 borrowers and five hundred employees.

 

“In 2013 FINCA Tanzania became the first microfinance institution in the country to transform from a non-regulated organization to an entity regulated by the Bank of Tanzania,” said Tom Kocsis, CEO of FINCA Tanzania.

“This change in status and the IFC investment will make it possible for even more Tanzanians living in rural areas to have access to formalized banking services.”

 

IFC’s Advisory services team will also work closely with FINCA to help the company further increase lending to underserved populations.

 

Oumar Seydi, IFC Director for East and Southern Africa, said, “The impact of the global financial crisis on East African financial markets has made it difficult for many financial institutions to raise capital for their lending operations. This challenge is even greater for micro and small enterprises. IFC is supporting FINCA to help scale up Tanzania’s microfinance industry and improve access to finance for businesses, so that they can create jobs and shared prosperity in Tanzania.”

 

IFC is a leading investor in microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a fast-growing, well-performing portfolio of equity, debt and advisory projects. IFC’s portfolio includes 24 microfinance clients across 12 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, which have reached over 1.5 million microenterprises and low-income households.

 

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International Finance Corporation (IFC) – The World Bank

 

UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia statement on Mogadishu UN attack

 

MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – The UN Special Representative for the Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemned the violent attack on the United Nations Common Compound in Mogadishu.

 

At about 11:30 this morning, a pickup truck rigged with explosives was detonated outside the gate of the UN compound, and attackers then entered on foot. Gunfire and further explosions followed, as staff took refuge in secure areas.

 

“I am truly shocked and horrified by what took place in Mogadishu today. The United Nations Common Compound houses UN personnel working on humanitarian and development issues for the Somali people. This was an act of blatant terrorism and a desperate attempt to knock Somalia off its path of recovery and peace building.”

 

“Thankfully, the vast majority of our staff are unhurt. I would like to express my gratitude to the Somali government and people for the support and concern they have shared with us. We also owe our thanks to the Somali forces and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) who stepped in quickly and effectively to protect dozens of UN personnel, Somali and international.”

 

We are verifying reports of casualties. There are certainly some injured and most likely worse.

 

Our Mogadishu colleagues are shaken but the United Nations remains determined to stand by the people of Somalia. My deepest sympathies and thoughts are with the friends and families of all those injured and affected.

 

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UNITED NATIONS

 

 

Bundesregierung begrüßt Einigung in Mali

 

BERLIN, Germany, June 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Zur Einigung auf ein Rahmenabkommen zwischen der malischen Regierung und den Tuareg-Rebellen am gestrigen Dienstag (18.06.) in Ouagadougou sagte Staatsministerin Cornelia Pieper heute (19.06.):

 

“Deutschland begrüßt die Einigung der malischen Regierung und der Tuareg-Rebellen auf ein Rahmenabkommen, welches den Weg für die bevorstehenden Präsidentschaftswahlen auch im Norden Malis ebnet. Dies ist ein entscheidender Schritt im innermalischen Friedensprozess.

 

Mit der Anerkennung der Einheit und territorialen Integrität Malis durch alle Parteien und der Rückkehr der malischen Armee und Verwaltung in den Norden wird auch der Wiederaufbau des Landes vorangebracht.

 

Vor Mali liegt jetzt noch viel Arbeit, um zu einer gleichmäßigen Entwicklung des gesamten Landes zu kommen und eine nachhaltige Versöhnung zu erreichen.”

 

Die Präsidentschaftswahlen in Mali können nun am 28.07. durchgeführt werden, eine Stichwahl würde am 11.08. abgehalten. Nach den Wahlen soll dann eine abschließende Einigung zwischen der malischen Regierung und den Tuareg im Norden des Landes gefunden werden.

 

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Germany – Ministry of Foreign Affairs