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Thursday 17 Sep 2015 - 01:22 Makkah mean time-4-12-1436
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Paris, (IINA) - French President François Hollande on Monday pledged that his administration will assist the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF), and will provide intelligence gathering and equipment in order to check the activities of insurgents in Nigeria and beyond, NAN reported.
Hollande announced this at the Elsee Palace in Paris after a closed door meeting with Nigerian President Mohammad Buhari, who was on a three-day official visit to France.
Addressing a joint news conference, Hollande said that his government is concerned about the increasing spate of insecurity in Nigeria and the entire West Africa sub-region.
According to Hollande, his administration is ready to offer support and assistance to Nigeria in order to enable the country tackle insurgency and all forms of extremism.
The French president said that he discussed with his Nigerian counterpart about the new strategies of partnership that would enable Nigeria and its neighboring countries of Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin Republic, through the joint action of the MJTF, to fight the insurgency and restore peace.
President Hollande explained that last year, France held a regional summit on security as an intervention approach to assist in the fight against terrorism, where France brought together the neighboring countries to chart the way forward.
Hollande thanked President Buhari for his recent actions such as the movement of the military command center to Maiduguri, which he said, had helped tremendously in weakening the insurgents.
For his part, President Buhari thanked the French president for his administration's interest in assisting Nigeria. He expressed the readiness of Nigeria’s administration to partner with France for the overall development of both countries.
AG/IINA
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