U.S. State Department Under Secretary for Public Affairs Victoria Nuland attends a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia © Thomson Reuters
Reuters: Top US official traveled to Niger and held ‘difficult’ talks with junta officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. State Department’s acting No. 2 traveled to Niger and held talks on Monday with senior officials from the country’s junta which seized power last month, but made no progress in meetings she described as “difficult”.
U.S. Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland was in Niamey, she told reporters in a call, and met with Moussa Salaou Barmou, the self-proclaimed defense chief of Niger’s junta and three other colonels supporting him.
Washington offered ways to restore democratic order, Nuland said, but the junta officials showed little interest. The U.S. side conveyed what is at stake in terms of economic assistance and other aid if the situation is not reversed, she added.
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WNU Editor: They refused her request to meet the deposed President …. Junta leaders in Niger refuse to let top US official meet ousted president (The Guardian). More here …. Niger coup leaders refuse to let senior U.S. diplomat meet with deposed president (Politico).
U.S. Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland Held ‘Difficult’ Talks With Niger’s Junta Officials
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