Niamey: Niger can resume cooperation with the European Union if Brussels expresses such a desire and if cooperation is based on mutual respect, Niger’s rebel-appointed Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine told Sputnik.
On December 4, the Nigerien authorities said they had terminated an agreement with the EU on the deployment of the civilian EUCAP Sahel Niger mission in the African country.
“I hope that the voice of reason will be heard and that, if they wish, we can resume cooperation, which this time should be based on mutual respect,” Zeine said.
A coup took place in Niger on July 26.
Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani commanded President Mohamed Bazoum’s guards, who removed and imprisoned him.
Following the coup, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) suspended all cooperation with Niger and threatened an invasion if the rebels did not reinstate Bazoum.
