French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has received Niger’s Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou and Niger’s Ambassador to Paris Aichatou Boulama Kane on the Quai d’Orsay to discuss with them the settlement of the crisis in the African Republic, Report informs referring to TASS citing the press service of the French Foreign Ministry.
“The minister reaffirmed France’s full support for President [Mohamed] Bazoum, elected by the people of Niger, and his government, who are the sole legitimate authority in Niger,” reads the communique.
“France officially calls on those responsible for this coup attempt to release President Bazoum and all members of his government and ensure the immediate restoration of constitutional and democratic order,” the conclusion reads.