Khalifa Haftar receives Nigerien prime minister in Benghazi
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Journal du Niger
Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine met Libyan Marshal Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi on 2 November. The meeting forms part of discussions between Niger and eastern Libya on bilateral cooperation and border security, the Journal du Niger reports.
Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine met Marshal Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi, Libya, on Monday 2 November. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Libyan Armed Forces, the Journal du Niger reports.
The previous day, a Nigerien delegation had signed a framework memorandum of understanding with General Saddam Haftar and Oussama Hammad, who leads the government in eastern Libya. The delegation included Generals Amadou Ibro, chief of staff to Nigerien President Abdourahamane Tiani, and Abdourahmane Abou Zataka, army chief.
Lamine Zeine’s meeting with Khalifa Haftar follows the signing of the strategic cooperation agreement between Libya and Niger and the announced coordination on security along their border.
