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| President Jammeh (Photo Credit: Wikipedia) |
The
Gambia’s foreign policy agenda is premised principally on the pursuit of and
maintenance of global peace, security and the respect of each country’s
sovereignty, Yahya Jammeh said on Sunday.
Speaking
on the eve of his July 22 Coup Anniversary, 19 years on, the Gambian President
said the maintenance of rapid and sustainable development depends on peace and
security both at home and abroad.
“Our
domestic policies will continue to be supported by a robust sustainable
development agenda that will be backed by zero tolerance for crime, drugs,
violence, ungodly and anti human satanic values such as homosexuality,” he said
in an address to the nation.
He
added: “These will always continue to be the basis for our foreign policy
framework as we continue to promulgate and pursue socio-economic development
that is indispensable to the realization of our supreme objective - the
ultimate attainment of economic super power status”.
According
to Jammeh, the country’s foreign policy agenda is anchored on the principle of
being “a friend to all as much as possible and an enemy to none”.
The
Gambia Government also strongly believes that any interaction between states
should be based on the spirit of peaceful co-existence, mutual respect for each
other’s territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty, according to
Jammeh.
Jammeh,
who seized power in a bloodless military coup on July 22, 1994, has vowed to
continue promoting regional and international peace by any means including
helping to restore peace to any conflict area around the world.
“Without peace and stability, anything we desire will become an elusive dream,” he told the AU Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
On June
4, Jammeh argued that Japan shows more respect to Africa than the West.
“Japan has never colonised any country in
Africa,” he said following his return from the Japan-Africa summit held in
Tokyo.
Written by Modou S. Joof
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