American authorities consider military intervention in Niger as a last resort after all attempts to resolve the situation diplomatically. This was expressed in a briefing by Vedant Patel, deputy head of the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. TASS.
Patel, “ECOWAS[Batı Afrika Ulusları Ekonomik Topluluğu]”It has made it clear that military intervention should be a last resort,” he said.
He agreed, noting that Washington was focused on reaching a diplomatic solution. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that the United States is in close contact with ECOWAS and is making efforts to resolve the situation peacefully.
According to Le Figaro newspaper, now in Niger has approximately 1,300 US soldiers. Troops are concentrated in bases in Niamey and Agadez in the north of the country. The Agadez base is strategically important to the United States as it houses an airstrip for UAVs and an observatory for North West Africa.
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