France “takes note” of the breach of the defense agreement announced by Chad

MADRID 29 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The French Foreign Ministry has “taken note” this Friday of the latest announcement by the Chadian authorities, who have broken an important security and defense cooperation agreement signed with Paris in what represents a hard blow for France, which loses its military presence in the Sahel.

“For almost two years, France has initiated reflection and dialogue with its partners on the reconfiguration of its military systems in Africa,” the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement in which they also claim to have a “close dialogue.” with the Chadian authorities.

In this sense, Paris has stated that it “intends to continue the dialogue” with Chad after the African country has defended a change in its “national priorities” which, however, “does not in any way question historical relations and ties.” of friendship between the two nations”.

The decision of the Government of Chad, a key player for the West in its anti-terrorist fight with the largest French military base on the continent, seems to follow the trend of the Sahel, where some countries are critical of the Western presence in their territories and inclined, on the other hand, to , to approaches to Russia, including the deployment of mercenaries from the Wagner Group, now known as Africa Corps.