Senegal Diplomacy
Diamniadio, April 18 (APS) – The general conference of ambassadors and consuls general offers the opportunity to evaluate Senegal’s diplomatic action and engage in a constructive dialogue on the country’s foreign policy directions, said the President of the State, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Saturday in Diamniadio.
“This meeting is an opportunity to bring together the diplomatic and consular family of our country, to assess with lucidity the state of our foreign action, and also to engage in a constructive dialogue with you and give directions that should guide our foreign policy,” he said.
He was presiding over the 7th conference of ambassadors and consuls general of Senegal organized on the theme “Senegalese diplomacy and the renewal of international cooperation: principles and modes of action” at the Abdou Diouf International Conference Center in Diamniadio (CICAD).
Many diplomats residing in Senegal and foreigners, the Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, government members, including the Minister of African Integration, Foreign Affairs, and Senegalese abroad, took part in the event.
“This meeting is, in many ways, a privileged moment of our institutional life,” commented the President of the Republic, expressing his pleasure at presiding for the first time over the general conference of ambassadors, consuls general, and consuls of Senegal.
He emphasized that Senegal had recently reached a major milestone in its political history with the advent of the third democratic alternation, which, according to him, occurred “in a context marked by a severe crisis that, at one point, tested national stability.”
“This situation, far from weakening our State, has, on the contrary, reinforced the vitality of our institutions and the resilience of our democracy. Senegal prides itself on an ancient, active, deeply-rooted diplomatic tradition in Africa and decidedly open to the world,” observed Bassirou Diomaye Faye.
He thus committed to continue and amplify this dynamic intended to implement the transformative vision of the country.
“It is in this spirit that, since taking office, I have chosen to entrust diplomacy to professionals, whose expertise and dedication have decisively contributed, over the decades, to the international radiance of Senegal,” he said.
He urged Senegalese diplomats to fully embrace this tradition of excellence, inherited from their predecessors whose commitment to the state and the nation remains a source of inspiration.
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