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US economic support for Niger is at risk: Blinken
Updated On: 30 July, 2023 08:11 AM IST | Canberra | Agencies
Blinken, who is in Australia as part of a Pacific tour, said the continued security and economic arrangements that Niger has with the US hinged on the release of Bazoum and “the immediate restoration of the democratic order in Niger”
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at Queensland Government House, during an interaction with the Australian Minister of Defence. Pic/PTI
Political instability in Niger resulting from a military takeover that deposed the president this week threatens the economic support provided by Washington to the African nation, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Saturday.
Blinken, who is in Australia as part of a Pacific tour, said the continued security and economic arrangements that Niger has with the US hinged on the release of Bazoum and “the immediate restoration of the democratic order in Niger”.
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