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Niger Says US Will Plan for Troop 'Disengagement' After End of Military Pact
Niger Says US Will Plan for Troop 'Disengagement' After End of Military Pact
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A spokesperson for the Nigerien military said in mid-March that the country’s transitional government, which took power in a coup last July... 28.03.2024, Sputnik Africa
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Niger's interior ministry says the United States promised on Wednesday to submit a plan for the "disengagement" of troops from the West African country after Niamey ended its military pact with Washington. The statement was published on social media after Nigerien Interior Minister Mohamed Toumba hosted US Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon for talks earlier in the day. Niger said the US diplomat also confirmed that Washington had taken note of its decision to denounce the 2012 pact that allowed US military personnel and civilian Pentagon employees to operate on Niger's soil.A Nigerien government source told Sputnik last week that the US was expected to share its plans for military pullout because Niger was unaware of the actual size of US military presence in the country.
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Niger Says US Will Plan for Troop 'Disengagement' After End of Military Pact
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A spokesperson for the Nigerien military said in mid-March that the country’s transitional government, which took power in a coup last July, ended the defense agreement with the US with immediate effect, citing the interests of the Nigerien people.
Niger's interior ministry says the United States promised on Wednesday to submit a plan for the "disengagement" of troops from the West African country after Niamey ended its military pact with Washington.
The statement was published on
social media after Nigerien Interior Minister Mohamed Toumba hosted US Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon for talks earlier in the day.
"She has confirmed that her country will come back with a plan that will discuss with the Nigerien side the modalities for troops' disengagement," the ministry said.
Niger said the US diplomat also confirmed that Washington had taken note of its decision to denounce the 2012 pact that allowed US military personnel and civilian Pentagon employees to operate on Niger's soil.
A Nigerien government source told
Sputnik last week that the US was expected to share its plans for military pullout because Niger was unaware of the actual size of
US military presence in the country.
