Closely watched talks between a West African delegation and military officers who overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita earlier this week have entered a second day.
Spearheaded by former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, the delegation from the regional ECOWAS bloc met military officers led by Colonel Assimi Goita behind closed doors for several hours on Sunday morning.
"The discussions are going very well," Jonathan told journalists as he stepped out during a break, without elaborating.
A senior officer close to the coup leaders told Reuters news agency that the morning's discussion had focused on the sanctions the bloc imposed on Mali, which include suspending trade and closing borders, following Tuesday's coup.
Another officer said the delegation had made proposals which would be examined.
The two sides also met briefly, for about 20 minutes, on Saturday.
The overthrow of Keita, known as IBK, was welcomed by many in Mali, which had been rocked by months of protests calling for his resignation amid widespread discontent over alleged corruption and worsening security in large parts of the country where affiliates of al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS) are active.
"For more than three hours, the junta and the ECOWAS delegation have been discussing the fate of President IBK and the return to a normal constitutional order," a member of the delegation said on Sunday, speaking to AFP news agency on condition of anonymity. Aljazeera
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