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Talks on Transition Terms in Niger: Country's Top Diplomat Sure 'Favorable Outcome' Will Be Found
Talks on Transition Terms in Niger: Country's Top Diplomat Sure 'Favorable Outcome' Will Be Found
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Recently, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) set up a committee comprising leaders from Togo, Sierra Leone, and Benin to develop a... 30.12.2023, Sputnik Africa
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Niger is sure that "a favorable outcome" will be found, Nigerien Foreign Minister, Bakary Yaou Sangaré, told Sputnik, commenting on the negotiations on the transition terms in the coup-hit country.The minister emphasized that national meetings will tell how long the transition in Niger will last. In late August, Niger's coup leader, General Abdrahamane Tiani, vowed to restore civilian rule in the country within three years. Niger's regional authorities supported the military-led transition.Following the coup, the Niger was subjected to ECOWAS sanctions. The organization closed all borders with Niger, halted the flow of goods, and banned air travel to the country. On December 10, the West African bloc suspended Niger from its decision-making bodies.The Nigerien Prime Minister appointed by the coup leaders, Ali Lamine Zeine, called the ECOWAS sanctions "inhumane and unjust."
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Talks on Transition Terms in Niger: Country's Top Diplomat Sure 'Favorable Outcome' Will Be Found
Recently, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) set up a committee comprising leaders from Togo, Sierra Leone, and Benin to develop a transition roadmap for Niger, where the military seized power in the July coup. In mid-December, the Nigerien officials held the first meeting with mediators, another one is planned for January.
Niger is sure that "a favorable outcome" will be found, Nigerien Foreign Minister, Bakary Yaou Sangaré, told Sputnik, commenting on the negotiations on the
transition terms in the coup-hit country.
"There is a mediation that is led by Togo and Sierra Leone. We had a first meeting, and we will have a second one on January 10, and we are certain that we will find a favorable outcome," he said.
The minister emphasized that national meetings will tell how long the transition in Niger will last.
"But the president has already said that it will not take more than three years," he recalled.
In late August, Niger's coup leader, General
Abdrahamane Tiani, vowed to restore civilian rule in the country within three years. Niger's regional authorities supported the military-led transition.
Following the coup, the Niger was subjected to ECOWAS sanctions. The organization closed all borders with Niger, halted the flow of goods, and banned air travel to the country. On December 10, the West African bloc suspended Niger from its decision-making bodies.
"In a very short time, all this will be behind us," the head of diplomacy commented on the issue.
The Nigerien Prime Minister appointed by the coup leaders, Ali Lamine Zeine, called the ECOWAS sanctions "
inhumane and unjust."
