Saint-Louis, Jan 7 (APS) – The esplanade of military zone number 2 hosted, Tuesday, the opening of a meeting devoted to the planning of joint patrols between Senegal and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for year 2025.
In addition to the commander of military zone number 2 covering the administrative regions of Saint Louis, Matam Louga, Colonel Thiendella Fall, his counterpart from Mauritania Mohamed Lemine Bellal and the governor of the Saint Louis region Al Hassan Sall took part in the encounter.
“The meeting that brings us together today is in line with military cooperation which is an essential component of diplomacy,” explained Colonel Thiendella Fall.
The Senegalese army officer welcomed an initiative aimed at “strengthening our relations with the Defense and Security Forces of the sister Islamic Republic of Mauritania”.
His counterpart and Commander of the 7th military region of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Lemine Bellal, who welcomed the quality of the welcome, recalled that this joint meeting essentially aims to “plan mixed patrols to see the security problems that arise at the level of the border axis.
The governor of the Saint Louis region wanted to salute “the efforts of the Defense and Security Forces of the two countries” for the organization of mixed patrols aimed at securing the border areas as well as the populations.
According to Al Hassan Sall, this is an initiative which translates into action “the excellence of relations between Senegal and Mauritania”.
The administrative authority also focused on the context in which these joint patrols take place, marked in particular by the concerted exploitation of natural resources through the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project, which is located on the maritime border of Senegal and from Mauritania
Among other security challenges expected from these mixed missions, Mr. Sall cited illicit drug trafficking, the fight against cross-border banditry and livestock theft.
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