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Violence in Kenya: Statement Made by French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Bernard KouchnerFrance Diplomatie31 January 2008 We are very concerned about the violence which is continuing to convulse Kenya, causing many victims and bringing the number of displaced persons to 290,000 in a very disturbing humanitarian context. (...) We fear lest these excesses plunge Kenya into a deadly conflict of an ethnic character. (...) The solution is political and must be swift. Both parties now face a historic responsibility: choose dialogue or bear responsibility for a political and human catastrophe. France reaffirms its confidence in Mr. Kofi Annan to pursue his mediation. It also reaffirms its support for the efforts of the African Union and the United Nations Secretary-General to end the violence and find a political solution to the crisis. In the name of the responsibility to protect, it is urgent to help the people of Kenya. The United Nations Security Council must take up this question and act. http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files_156/kenya_209/situation-in-kenya-2008_6019/situation-in-kenya-statement-by-bernard-kouchner-january-31-2008_10767.html |