The opposition coalition in Guinea haswelcomed the United Nations Security Council's approval of a commission toinvestigate the recent massacre.
More than 150 opposition supporters werekilled by the military last month during a protest against the possiblecandidacy of junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara.
The UN Security Councilsharply condemned the massacre and called on the military junta to try theperpetrators.
The junta has pledged to support the investigation.
Bashir Bah, one of the leading members of Guinea's opposition coalition said that Guineans initially expressed worry that China could veto aUN commission to investigate the massacre.
"Thatis a good move and we salute the decision. A lot of people in Guinea and aroundthe world were scared about the potential veto from China since they signed abogus deal with Guinea. But that is a very good move from the Security Counciland we are delighted about it," Bah said.
He said the commission toinvestigate the massacre will put more pressure on the military leadership.
"We think that it is goingto improve the pressure on the junta to relinquish power," he said.
Bah said the militarygovernment seems to have very little support.
"For the opposition it isjust a good achievement since we know now the whole world is condemning thejunta. There is no voice that supports them. Everybody realizes it is a rogueregime that is condemned," Bah said.
He called for aninternational military intervention to protect the ordinary Guinean.
"Now we need to move to thenext step that will be to set up a force to protect the inquiry and protectpeople in Guinea and push the junta to relinquish power. It is a good step inthe right direction," he said.
Bah said the SecurityCouncil has granted the opposition's demands for an international inquiry intothe massacre.
"This is a good step becausewe have been calling for a long time for a special envoy in Guinea to take careof all the matters related to protecting unarmed civilians making sure thatsanctions are enforced?so these are the measures that we have been calling forand today's resolution goes towards that achievement," Bah said.
The European Union recently announced punitive measures against Guineas' military leadershipfor being responsible to gross violation of human rights, including manydeaths, injuries and rape.
The sanctions include freezingof finances and ban on visas for travel to Europe.
Twenty people, including juntaleaders and associates are targeted by the sanctions, the bloc's Swedishpresidency said in a statement after the meeting.
Bah said the opposition alsosupports the European Union sanctions against the junta although describing themove as not going far enough.
"We don't have a problem(with the sanctions) we just said it doesn't go far enough because some of thepeople that are in this list are in prison by the junta following internaldisputes," Bah said.
He said the opposition willsoon come up with a list of those behind last month's massacre.
"We are working reallyseriously about providing a comprehensive list that will allow more targetedsanctions that is really going to really deal with the people that are involvedwith the massacre," he said.
The United Nations says 157people were killed when army troops attacked unarmed opposition protestersSeptember 28 at a rally in the capital, Conakry. Rights groups say the bloodycrackdown was premeditated and aimed at terrorizing opponents of military rule.
Meanwhile, the EconomicCommunity of West African States (ECOWAS) last week suspendedGuinea from its membership for proceeding with the legislative electionsdespite the bloc's call to suspend the vote.