Senior US diplomat, Victoria Nuland has met with senior leaders of the military junta in Niger. The US State Department confirmed this on Monday. Nuland,
The US State Department confirmed this on Monday.
She expressed Washington’s “grave concern regarding developments in Niger and our resolute commitment to supporting democracy and constitutional order,” U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement.
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