President Adama Barrow will travel to Senegal on Wednesday for the second Gambia-Senegal presidential council meeting.
Gambian and Senegalese experts and ministers on Tuesday started the second Presidential Council Meeting between The Gambia and Senegal. The summit will go through Thursday 12 March.
“The Presidential Council Meeting will be preceded by the Experts Meeting, which will work in sub-committees to discuss Defense and Security, Justice and Consular Affairs, Finance, Transport and Trade, Higher Education, Tourism, Culture, Health, Fisheries, Agriculture and Energy.
“The experts are expected to present a draft report to the Ministerial Session for review before final adaptation during the Presidential Council session on Thursday, March 12, 2020.
“On the final day of the meeting, the two Heads of State, their Excellences, Adama Barrow and Macky Sall will join the experts and ministers for the Presidential Council Meeting to conclude on the draft reports and roadmaps for the various agreements,” State House said in a statement.
In March 2017, President Adama Barrow undertook a state visit to the Republic of Senegal to renew The Gambia Government’s commitment to consolidating the relationship between the Republics of The Gambia and Senegal.
As a result of the shared history and geographical ties, the two Heads of State agreed to the initiation of a bi-annual Presidential Council Meeting, which will allow their experts, technicians and policymakers to work closely together to review their bilateral cooperation and forge new ties.
In March 2018, the first Presidential Council meeting between The Gambia and Senegal took place in Banjul. It was jointly officiated by their Excellences, Adama Barrow and Macky Sall and a series of cooperation agreements were signed to facilitate the implementation of the policy decisions.
