By Xinhua
Libreville (Gabon) : Congo will send mediators to try to put an end to the crisis in Chad Tuesday, a senior Congolese official said.
Congo’s Foreign Minister Basile Ikouebe told a press conference Monday that a delegation of military and foreign officials would set off Tuesday to seek peaceful solutions to the fighting between the government and the rebels in Chad, according to reports reaching here from the Congolese capital of Brazzaville.
The delegation would go to Tripoli first to consult with the Libyan government before going to Chad’s capital N’Djamena for dialogue with all sides involved in Chad’s conflict, Ikouebe said.
They would try to convince the parties concerned to abandon the use of force and start constructive dialogue so as to find a solution to the crisis, he said.
Congo’s decision was in response to a request by the African Union, which asked Libya and Congo to help mediate the Chadian crisis at its recent summit.