As
part of his regular diplomatic consultation, the Honourable Minister of Foreign
Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on
Monday 30 December 2019 met the Ambassador of the United States of America to
The Gambia, H.E. Richard C. Paschall, in his office in Banjul.
In
his welcoming remark,Dr. Tangara thanked Ambassador Paschall for the normal
diplomatic exchanges. During the meeting, the two sides discussed and shared
views on bilateral and international issues. Ambassador Paschall used the
opportunity to thank Dr. Tangara, for organising a briefing on the alleged
Diplomatic passport scandal for the Diplomatic Community.
Ambassador
Paschall further thanked the Government of The Gambia for taking the alleged
Diplomatic passport saga very seriously. He however urged the Government to
update the Diplomatic Community regarding the status of the investigation.
It
may recalled that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organised a briefing session
with members of the Diplomatic and Consular corp on 16 September 2019 to update
them on the status of investigation in connection with the Diplomatic passport
scandal. During that briefing, the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, used the occasion to inform
the Diplomatic community regarding the current structure put in place relating
to the issuance of official passport and entitlements and privileges accorded
to Representatives of the International Community in The Gambia.
The
Honourable Minister also highlighted the Government’s resolve to get to the
bottom of the matter and resolve the matter accordingly.
Issued
by the Communication Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International
Cooperation and Gambians Abroad
