Turkey is an exemplary country in terms of commitment to the development of Africa, including in the context of supporting the private sector of African countries. Turkish companies have nothing to worry about, all the risks are justified. This was announced in an interview with Anadolu was announced by President Niger Mohamed Bazum.
Assessing the connections and cooperation with Turkey, President Niger drew attention to the fact that the two countries interact closely and successfully at various levels.
According to him, Turkish companies today implement various projects in Niger, including in the field of healthcare, environment, education. “We are very pleased with all that we realized with Turkey. Thanks to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, our relations received a serious impulse 10 years ago,” the politician stated.
The president noted further that Niger is developing military cooperation with many countries, including France.
Bazum noted that the presence of the French army in Mali has absolutely nothing to do with the actions of the French military in Niger.
“The French contingent did not contact the Mali army. But in Niger everything is completely wrong. We will organize joint operations. They (the French army), in particular, provide us with air support. Our joint operations in the last 2-3 months have been Successful enough. We would not be able to achieve such results if we had not united our forces with the French army, ”Bazum believes.
Speaking about Germany’s plans to transfer troops from Mali to Niger, and that the capital of Niame will become the new center for the fight against terrorism in the Sahel region, Bazum recalled that German experts have been teaching Niger’s troops for several years. “We have no practice of joint operations with Germany on the battlefield. The German army has been teaching our troops for several years. The results are also very positive,” the head of the African country said.
touching the relations of the African continent with Europe, Bazum said that the issue of migration has become a “real poison” for European countries.