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Guinean Colonel Abdoulaye Touré appointed defence attaché in Paris

By , based on Mosaiqueguinee

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Colonel Abdoulaye Touré, former director general of military security, has been appointed defence attaché at the Guinean embassy in France, according to a decree read on national television. He will be responsible for liaison between Guinean and French military authorities.

President Mamadi Doumbouya has appointed Colonel Abdoulaye Touré defence attaché at the Guinean embassy in France, according to a decree read on national television. Before this appointment, Colonel Touré headed military security, a strategic post within Guinea’s Defence and Security Forces.

His mission will be to ensure liaison between Guinean and French military authorities, to oversee defence cooperation and to defend Guinea’s strategic interests in this area. The appointment is part of the strengthening of military and security cooperation between Guinea and its international partners.

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