The Ministers of Interior and Foreign Affairs of the two countries had lunch together this Tuesday in Paris. In a joint statement, they ” reaffirm their desire to fight against trafficking and smugglers “.
Five ministers took part in this meeting on Tuesday noon. Gérald Darmanin and his Interior counterpart Mahamoud Fakridine. Catherine Colonna and Dhoihir Dhoulkamal, the head of Comorian diplomacy. Houmed Msaidié, the spokesperson for the Comorian government was also there.
At the end of the meeting, the two delegations issued a joint communiqué as a sign of relaxation. Press release in which Paris and Moroni undertake to intensify the dialogue between the two governments with a view to strengthening the bilateral relationship and easing tensions. These appeared last month when France launched a Operation “Wuambushu” designed to expel undocumented migrants from Mayotte, many of whom came from neighboring Comoros.
In their communiqué, the two delegations “reaffirm” on this subject “ their desire to fight against trafficking and against smugglers “. ” The most important thing is that the dialogue can be started and that people can talk to each other frankly and that is what happened “, we confide within the Comorian delegation.
It was the discreet meeting on Monday at the Élysée between Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Azzali Assoumani which visibly paved the way for appeasement and negotiation between the two capitals.