Political Situation in Chad : Envoy Solicits Paul Biya’sOrientation

It was in an unusual diplomatic atmosphere that the Head of State, President Paul Biya received in audience a high profile delegationof the Chadian Transitional Military Council, headed by Abdelkerim Idriss Deby Itno, Deputy Director of Civil Cabinet at the Chadian Presidency.The one-hour thirty minute-audience took place in the later part of the afternoon. Asone would have expected, thedelegation came to brief President Biya who doubles asthe Chairman of the Conference of Heads of State of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central AfricanStates (CEMAC) on the tragicpolitical incident that led tothe killing of Field Marshal Idriss Deby Itno at the war front on 20th April in the northern part of the country.“

Our discussion reinforces the feeling we have on the fraternity and cooperation between our two countries”, Abdelkerim Idriss Deby Itno told reporters at the end of the audience while at the same time recalling the political situation in their country afterthe tragic end of President Idriss Deby Itno. According to the special envoy of the President of the Transitional Military Council, Lt General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno their visit to the Unity Palace fell within the fra...