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AES seeks to preserve free movement in talks with ECOWAS

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The AES foreign ministers have included the free movement of people and goods among the interests to defend in talks with ECOWAS. Meeting on 16 October in Ouagadougou, they also set common priorities ahead of consultations scheduled for 17 and 18 October in Dakar, according to Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Confederation of Sahel States (AES) intends to defend the free movement of people and goods in its discussions with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), according to a statement from Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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