馬裏總理辭職

Mali's interim Prime Minister Cheikh Modibo Diarra has resigned, just hours after he was arrested by soldiers as he prepared to leave the country.

Mr. Diarra made a statement on national television early Tuesday, announcing he was stepping down, along with his entire government.

A reporter in the region told VOA the prime minister was emotional as he apologized to Malians and said he had been trying to work for the country. In his brief statement, Mr. Diarra said there were some problems.

Officials say soldiers loyal to Captain Amadou Sanogo, who led Mali's coup earlier this year, arrested the prime minister at his home late Monday as he prepared to leave for France. The French News Agency says he was planning to travel to Paris for a medical check-up.

Tensions had been mounting in recent weeks in the unity government comprised of Mr. Diarra, Sanogo and interim President Diouncounda Traore. In August, the country formed the power-sharing government under the leadership of Mr. Diarra.

Islamist militants seized control of northern Mali in April, a few days after a coup toppled President Amadou Toumani Toure.馬裏臨時政府總理迪亞拉已經辭職。辭職的幾個小時之前，他在被指試圖離開馬裏時被士兵逮捕。

迪亞拉星期二早上在國家電視台發表聲明，宣佈他連同他的整個政府辭職。

該地區的一名記者對美國之音説，迪亞拉總理對馬里人民道歉時很激動，並説他曾經試圖為馬裏工作。迪亞拉在他的簡短聲明中説，存在一些問題。

官員們説，忠於薩諾戈上尉的士兵星期一晚上在總理的家中逮捕了迪亞拉總理，當時他正準備前往法國。法國新聞通訊社説，迪亞拉計劃到巴黎檢查身體。今年早些時候薩諾戈上尉領導了一場軍事政變。

8月份馬裏成立了由迪亞拉總理領導的權力分享政府。最近幾周以來，由總理迪亞拉、薩諾戈上尉和臨時總統特拉奧雷組成的臨時政府中，緊張程度不斷升級。

馬裏今年早些時候發生了一場推翻前總統杜爾的軍人政變。幾天之後，伊斯蘭武裝分子4月份奪取了對馬裏東部地區的控制。