Pentagon: Negotiations on military withdrawal from Niger have begun

report Mehr News Agency According to Rashatoudi, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder announced on Tuesday that negotiations with the authorities of Niger have begun for the withdrawal of American troops from the country. is.

This Pentagon official claimed that the country is committed to its mission to fight terrorism in the Sahel region, despite Negotiations for its military withdrawal from Niger will continue.

According to media reports, the Washington government sent a delegation of representatives from the Pentagon and the US Africa Command to participate sent to Niger in negotiations.

This week, the New York Times newspaper, quoting informed sources, announced that the US government has sent the military council that governs Niger He announced that he will withdraw a thousand American soldiers from the territory of Niger in the coming months.