Nigeria and Niger have signed a new security cooperation agreement despite tensions following last year’s coup in Niger. The memorandum of...
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The Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa and the Chief of Staff of the Nigerien Armed Forces, General Moussa Salaou Barmou have reaffirmed their commitment to resuming and strengthening collaboration, with a view to ensuring regional stability and security.The two Defence Chiefs met today, Wednesday, 28 August in Niamey, Republic of Niger to forge a common goal towards deepening the fraternal bilateral relationship between Nigeria and Niger and exploring opportunities to enhance security cooperation.They reinstated that Nigeria is universally known for adherence to its principle of good neighbourliness and would not be used to destabilise Niger or any of Nigeria's contiguous countries, Niger affirmed its readiness to resume active participation in security cooperation under the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJT).They emphasized the need for maintaining and expanding existing cooperations, including joint military operations, intelligence sharing, and tactical coordination.The Defence Chiefs acknowledged the significant impact of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons on security. They also recognized that the widespread accessibility of these weapons contributes to heightened instability and conflict in the region.They further agreed to intensify their efforts in curbing the illicit flow of small arms and light weapons, while pledging to collaborate on initiatives aimed at enhancing border security and supporting regional and international efforts to control and reduce the spread of these weapons.The Chief of Staff of the Nigerien Armed Forces has also accepted the invitation from the CDS to visit Nigeria, where they will finalize the modalities of the cooperation agreed upon, while agreeing on the creation of a Nigerien advisory group to interface with its Nigerian counterpart, with the view to addressing the various issues of mutual concern as well as sustain lines of communications between both countries.It was also agreed that the Advisory Groups should have a joint mandate of developing measures towards strengthening bilateral relationshipsThe Nigeria's CDS also paid a courtesy call on the Nigerien Deputy Minister of National Defence, General Sani Kache.During the meeting, both parties recognized the importance of sustained dialogue and collaboration in addressing mutual security challenges and strengthening the strategic partnership between Nigeria and Niger. www.twitter.com/spyetv
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