Culled from The Observer


Jammeh, Wade sign joint communique condemn terrorism, pledge closer
bilateral ties

The visiting Senegalese president, Abdoulie Wade and his host, president
Jammeh on Tuesday evening signed a joint communique, marking the end of
president Wade’s visit. The two leaders in the communique exchanged views on
a wide range of issues including bilateral co-operation. To further develop
this co-operation, the two leaders requested that a joint ministerial
commission between the two countries be re-convened in Dakar in April this
year. They also raised in the communique the issue of peace in Africa,
especially in areas where there exist conflicts, such as our sub-region. To
address these issues they both agreed to conjugate their efforts.

The two heads of state agreed that inorder to find a lasting solution to the
flash-points in the subregion, a consultative meeting between Senegal, The
Gambia and Guinea Bissau would be held in Banjul. They therefore instructed
their foreign ministers to work diligently towards this. On broader issues
concerning the situation in Africa in general, the two heads of state agreed
that the new partnership for African Development (NEPAD) was an essential
instrument on the path to Africa’s prosperity. The issue of good governance
was subsumed in NEPAD, chief of which is justice.

The two leaders also underscored the need for a well functioning judiciary
which would arrest and reverse the flight of investors from Africa. At the
wider international level, the two presidents vehemently denounced terrorism
and stated that there was no justification for it. They therefore resolved
to co-operate very closely to further develop the initiative taken by
president Wade to co-ordinate Africa's response to international terrorism.
The joint communique ended with president Wade expressing gratitude to
president Jammeh for the exceptionally warm welcome extended to him and his
delation during their short sojourn in the Gambia. He extended an invitation
to president Jammeh to visit Senegal. This was accepted and details to be
worked out through normal diplomatic channels. The communique was signed by
the two heads of states.



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