“The Government of the Republic of Chad informs national and international opinion of its decision to terminate the defense cooperation agreement signed with the French Republic,” declared the Chadian Minister of Foreign Affairs this Thursday, November 28 .
Chad is ending security and defense cooperation agreements with France, the Chadian Minister of Foreign Affairs announced this Thursday, November 28, a few hours after the visit of his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot.
“The Government of the Republic of Chad informs national and international opinion of its decision to terminate the defense cooperation agreement signed with the French Republic,” said Abderaman Koulamallah in a statement published on the Facebook page official from the ministry.
“This is not a break with France like Niger or elsewhere,” the Chadian minister, contacted by telephone, assured Agence France Presse.
“A historic turning point”
“This decision, taken after an in-depth analysis, marks a historic turning point. Indeed, after 66 years of the proclamation of the Republic of Chad, it is time for Chad to assert its full sovereignty, and to redefine its partnerships strategic according to national priorities,” he explained in the press release.
During a press point in N'Djamena, after an interview between President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno and the head of French diplomacy, Abderaman Koulamallah concluded by asking France to “consider from now on that Chad has grown, has matured” and that “Chad is a sovereign state and very jealous of its sovereignty” without mentioning the rupture of these cooperation agreements.
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