Senegal's FM due in Côte d’Ivoire Thursday

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Madické Niang, was due to start a three-day visit to Côte d'Ivoire Thursday, the ministry said in a statement obtained by PANA.

Mr. Niang is due to meet with the Ivorian President, Mr. Alassane Ouattara, and his Prime Minister, Guillaume Soro.

He will also hold talks with his counterpart, Jean-Marie Gervais-Kouadio, before meeting with Senegalese nationals in Abidjan, Bouake and Yamoussoukro "to discuss with them their living conditions after the painful events that have shaken Côte d’Ivoire," the statement said.
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