The caretaker prime minister of Guinea of Bissau, Francisco Fadul, has said reports that he had proposed a referendum to settle the separatist issue in Casamance, Senegal, were "erroneous", AFP reported on Wednesday.
His remarks followed a Senegalese government statement saying his alleged suggestion of a referendum was tantamount to "interference" in Senegalese affairs.. Fadul, visiting the Senegalese capital, Dakar, insisted he had only said that his government was seeking to help resolve the Casamance crisis.
AFP quoted him as saying he had never intended any remarks "embroiling myself in Senegalese affairs", but offered no further explanation on the alleged referendum proposal which was widely reported in the local media.
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