The Beninese president confirmed on Wednesday May 8 the decision to prohibit the shipment of Nigerien oil via the Sèmè Kpodji platform. In a short statement, Patrice Talon says he regrets the difficult relations between the two countries and insists that he wants them to normalize.
With our correspondent in Cotonou, Jean-Luc Aplogan
President Patrice Talon took the floor to confirm, explain, justify your decision. First, he confirmed RFI information: he complained of having had no response from the Nigerien authorities in his approach to appease and normalize relations between the two countries. He takes stock of these initiatives: opening the borders on the Benin side, sending messages, and even his Minister of Foreign Affairs in Niamey as an emissary.
Patrice Talon believes that exchanges between countries must be done in a formal and structured manner. And that’s where he explains that it was the Chinese who informed him of the arrival of Nigerien officials in Benin For the inauguration of the pipeline. For him, ” it’s informal “.
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