By RFIPosted on 07-10-2019Modified on 07-10-2019 at 23:27
The French Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, was received Monday, October 7 by President Macky Sall, for discussions focused on cooperation including security.
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne has also opened the FICA, International Forum on the African Continent of the IHEDN, the Institute of Advanced Studies of National Defense. With a priority concern: the fight against terrorism in the region.
3D: defense, diplomacy and development is the theme of this 20th African International Forum, which is being held for the first time on the continent. A global and multilateral approach defended by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. " Either we succeed together or we fail together, and of course, failing is not an option . "
Burkina Faso, Mali ... Faced with transnational crises, Paris is now focusing on broader cooperation, with a "Partnership for Security and Stability in the Sahel", the P3S.
" To work to build local capacities in the face of the challenges of terrorism, then you will tell me in this mechanic where there is the Barkhane force , the Minusma, the joint force of G5 Sahel , what is the added value of this tool, the P3S? It is precisely to treat and manage the interstices that were not covered, "says Secretary of State Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.
A strategy defended by Forum participants from 39 African countries. Among them are many senior officers, including Senegalese Captain Umar Wade.
" Senegal is still a stable country, in peace, in a region exposed to threats. These risks may be on our doorstep, but we must be vigilant so we can anticipate them. The Senegalese forces, the state in general, work on these axes , "says Oumar Wade.
Discussions will continue throughout the week and then at the international forum on peace and security to be held in the Senegalese capital next month.
In #Dakar, received in audience by the President of the Republic of # Senegal @Macky_Sall:
🔸point on the rich bilateral cultural, academic, economic cooperation ...
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