L’armée française will leave définitivement le Sénégal next Friday, 18 juillet, after a gradual restitution of its bases. The announcement was made by Christine Fages, Ambassador of France in Dakar, during the celebration of 14 July in her residence. She explains: ” In accordance with the guidelines established from 2022 by President Macron, France will return to Senegal the military enterprises of the French Elements in Senegal. I’m not sure. This withdrawal marks a reconfiguration of the defence partnership, now based on training, technical cooperation and interoperability between the two armies. According to the diplomat, this new stage ” opens the way to new modalities of cooperation in defence matters with Senegal, based on mutual respect and a principle of complementarity guaranteeing the preservation of the interests of both countries. I’m not sure. It continues: “Firstly, in terms of our cooperation in the field of training; secondly, by strengthening the interoperability of our armed forces through our technical cooperation, animated by the work of our French and Senegalese military collaborators. I’m not sure. Beyond the military aspect, Christine Fages underlines that “the partnership between France and Senegal is reinvented by action and by a constant and high-level political dialogue”, illustrated by the recent meeting between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Emmanuel Macron in Seville, as well as by the visit of Minister Thani Mohamed-Soilihi to Dakar last March. Addressing the Senegalese Minister Cheikh Diba, she added: ” I would like to thank you, Mr. The Minister, for the quality of the dialogue that we have with the whole of your government. I’m not sure.
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