Mr. Mahamat

To begin, I welcome the holding of this ministerial-level meeting of the Security Council on the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel). I want to thank the French presidency of the Council for having taken the initiative, and the members of the Council for their commitment not o…

It is always a fresh honour and a privilege for us to be invited to speak before the Council. Allow me first of all to express our gratitude to all the Member States represented here. I am all the more pleased to address them in that our meeting today is being held in the framework of the presiden…