The reports that have reached us from Mali today fill us with great concern. We strongly condemn the attempt to bring about an unconstitutional takeover of power by the military in Mali. We support the calls made by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union and the European Union to restore the constitutional order. The soldiers must return to their barracks and the members of the Government released from detention. We call on all sides to refrain from further violence in the interests of a peaceful, stable and democratic and democratic Mali. The people in the country have already experienced too much violence in recent years. Today’s events are not conducive to greater stability or social reconciliation.