Ministers of EU countries will this week discuss the strategy for the situation in Niger and review policy towards the Sahel, the portal reports. EURACTIVIt refers to the internal memorandum of the EU Foreign Service.
It appears from the document that the head of the European Union’s foreign service, Josep Borrell, plans to discuss with member states how the EU should adapt its approach to Niger.
The publication states that “depending on how the situation develops, what position the EU is ready to consider on development aid, migration security and border management”.
It was noted that there was agreement within the bloc that participation in life in the Sahel should continue, despite the deterioration of relations and the waning of trust among some residents.
In addition, EU ministers will discuss the best ways to secure interests and goals in the region, in particular security and control of illegal immigration.
Before that, Peter Stano, the official representative of the European Union foreign policy service declaration At a briefing in Brussels, it was stated that Niger military officials were opposed to the idea of a three-year transition period, as the EU focused on the position of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in resolving this situation. African state.
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