The Foreign Affairs ministry in Germany has thrown its
weight behind the European Union sanctions against the Niger Republic military
junta.
EU foreign ministers are expected to discuss the Niger
situation, including sanctions, at a meeting in Toledo, Spain, on August 31,
2023.
The EU, one of the biggest providers of aid to Niger, said
last month it was suspending security cooperation and financial support that
had been set at EUR 503 million in 2021-2024 to help improve governance and
education.
In comments posted to X, the social media platform formerly
known as Twitter, the foreign ministry on Thursday said its Minister Annalena
Baerbock has held talks with African Union Chair, Moussa Mahamat, U.S.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and other stakeholders about the coup in
Niger.
The tweet stated Baerbock had held the talks with “the goal
of re-establishing constitutional order” in Niger.
During a visit to Abuja, German development minister Svenja
Schulze also met with representatives of the West African bloc ECOWAS, the
ministry said.
“After the suspension of development cooperation and
security cooperation, we in the EU now want to introduce sanctions against the
putschists,” it added.
Niger military officers ousted President Mohamed Bazoum on
July 26 and have defied calls from the United Nations, ECOWAS, and Western
powers to reinstate him, triggering West African heads of state to order the
standby force to be assembled.
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