Dakar, Dec 26 (APS) – The United States, while respecting the right of States to exercise their national sovereignty, wants to ensure that the contracts already negotiated “in due form” with Senegal are “ respected”, especially since ”trust” depends on it, declared to the APS the head of economic and commercial selection at the American embassy in Senegal, Katherine Musgrove Ketchum.
”We hope […] that contracts negotiated in due form, in a manner consistent with Senegalese law, will be respected, because they can constitute the basis of trust between Senegal and its partners,” said Ms. Ketchum.
”The United States respects Senegal’s right to pursue policies of national interest and sovereignty,” she assured in an interview with the APS, in response to a question relating to the sovereignism advocated by the new Senegalese authorities in matters of economic cooperation in particular.
Katherine Musgrove Ketchum also believes that Senegal’s new national development program “takes into account priorities and initiatives that the United States supports, including the diversification of the Senegalese economy and the promotion of inclusive growth. , without which we cannot build a resilient economy, which benefits all segments of society…”
In this program called ”Senegal 2050”, the Senegalese authorities demonstrate a ”commitment to increasing opportunities in all sectors and ensuring that growth […] be shared by everyone,” she noted.
”We are determined to support the Senegalese in pursuing the objectives set, because they will contribute to a more stable, prosperous and equitable future for the country,” assured Ms. Ketchum.
”A keen interest in American investments in Senegal”
On December 12, APIX, the Senegalese agency responsible for promoting investments, presented to 15 American businessmen the opportunities Senegal offers to investors.
”The visit of investors from Colorado demonstrates a keen interest in other American investments in Senegal and reflects the growing confidence of American investors in the economic potential of Senegal,” she stressed.
Katherine Musgrove Ketchum recalls that the United States Embassy in Senegal organized a trade mission of American companies from the state of Virginia last May to Senegal.
Also last November, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell led a delegation of American entrepreneurs to Dakar.
These Senegalese-American exchanges lead Ms. Ketchum to say that ”the economic dialogue between the United States and Senegal has resulted in tangible commercial commitments”. ”We hope that we will soon see more business delegations in Senegal like those from Virginia and Colorado.”
A Senegalese-American joint economic commission met in November in Washington and reaffirmed the desire of the two countries to deepen their cooperation in trade and investment.
After this inaugural meeting, the said commission will hold its next meeting in Dakar, according to the United States Embassy in Senegal.
”The Joint Economic Commission is an important platform to facilitate these discussions and reinforce the United States’ commitment to supporting Senegal’s development objectives,” explained Katherine Musgrove Ketchum.
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