Russia and Chad proceed to develop safety cooperation amid terrorist threats the Central African nation has been dealing with for a very long time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Wednesday.
Speaking at a news convention within the capital N’Djamena, Lavrov, on his first official go to to Chad, stated the 2 states have already signed a number of agreements, paving authorized framework for rising protection and safety cooperation.
Lavrov met Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah and President Mahamat Idriss Debi Itno, who took cost after his father Idriss Deby was killed in a battle with insurgent forces in 2021.
“We are developing cooperation in the field of security. Chad is interested in this, given that terrorist threats still persist in this region, which are primarily associated with the destruction of Libyan statehood in 2011, and this was the main source of those terrorist extremist manifestations that now persist in the Sahara-Sahel zone, in West Africa and other parts of the continent,” he stated.
The minister emphasised that Russia’s relations with Chad are usually not directed in opposition to different nations, together with France, which considers the African state its “sphere of influence.”
“I can guarantee you that our friendship with Chad will not affect our relations with France in any way. France has other approaches, it proceeds from the fact that either you are with us or you are against us,” he stated.
Russia and Chad are additionally working at enhancing financial ties and Moscow will type a particular group to debate promising initiatives, the minister stated.
“The president [Mahamat Idriss Debi Itno] showed particular interest in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, mentioned the experience that our state corporation Rosatom has already accumulated in cooperation with African and not only African countries, being one of the leaders of technologies for the peaceful use of nuclear energy,” he stated.
Chad was the ultimate vacation spot in Lavrov’s Africa tour, which began from Guinea, and in addition took him to Congo and Burkina Faso.
Source: www.anews.com.tr