The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, welcomes the complete signing of the Accord for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, which took place in Bamako on the 20^th of June 2015.

ECOWAS commends all parties involved for their resolve and commitment which culminated in this positive and encouraging development. We wish to thank the Algerian government in particular and the international community as a whole for their support through the entire peace process.

We congratulate the Malian people for this significant step towards sustainable peace while we urge all signatories to the Accord to ensure strict adherence to its provisions.