Tchiani noted that the member countries of the ECOWAS do not realize that Niger has become the key to containing the region from destabilization against the backdrop of increased terrorist activity.
« Neither the army nor the people of Niger want war, but we will resist any manifestation of it, » Tchiani was quoted as saying by the Al Jazeera broadcaster. He noted that the member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) do not realize that Niger has become the key to containing the region from destabilization against the backdrop of increased terrorist activity. Tchiani added that the sanctions imposed against his country were aimed at putting pressure on the rebels, and not at finding a solution to the current situation.
