New York Times: America will withdraw its military forces from Niger
| Following the street demonstrations of the people and the protests of the new rulers of Niger, the American media announced that the country's government has agreed to withdraw its military forces from Niger. |
report Mehr news agency, the New York Times newspaper, citing informed sources, announced that the American government informed the military council ruling Niger that it will withdraw a thousand American soldiers from the territory of Niger in the coming months.
Earlier, Reuters also reported, quoting informed sources, that in the recent bilateral meeting between US Deputy Secretary of State Curt Campbell and the Niger Prime Minister, the agreement for the withdrawal of troops American obtained from Niger.
It is said that now a little more than a thousand American soldiers are stationed in two bases in the central regions of Niger. Following popular demonstrations in Niger, the new military council ruling the country canceled the 12-year security agreement with the United States and demanded the withdrawal of American forces from the country.
At the end of March last year, the spokesman of the ruling military council in Niger announced the action of this council to immediately cancel the military cooperation agreement with the United States after nearly 12 years since it was signed between the two countries.
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According to this report, the ruling council in Niger, one day after the three-day trip of senior American officials to Niamey, the capital of this country, ratified its military cooperation agreement (2012) with Washington. unilaterally” canceled.
Russia Elium news base reported that the ruling council in Niger, known as the “National Council for the Protection of the Homeland”, canceled the military cooperation agreement with Washington and canceled the presence of American troops in Niger. It is considered legal and contrary to the interests of this country.
In this regard, Amadou Abdurrahman, the spokesman of the Council known as the Council for the Protection of the Homeland, published a statement that was read on the national television of this country on Saturday evening and said: “The government of Niger clings to the ideals and the national interests of this country, with its full responsibility, has decided to immediately and unilaterally cancel its military agreement regarding the military presence of troops and administrative personnel affiliated with the US Ministry of Defense in this country.”
