State
House, Banjul, 13thOctober 2019 - His Excellency, President Adama Barrow
on Wednesday received the Letter of
Credence of the new Senegalese ambassador to The Gambia, His Excellency, Bachirou Sene at the State
House in Banjul.
In
line with existing diplomatic protocols, Ambassador Sene was received with
military pomp and parade, with the
honour of inspecting a military Guard of Honour.
In
welcoming the new ambassador to The Gambia, President Barrow congratulated
the ambassador on his appointment. He
stressed the historic and unique friendly relationship between The Gambia and Senegal, saying ‘‘ the
fact that we [referring himself and Ambassador
Sene] are speaking Wolof to each other says a lot about the ties we
share’’.
The
President expressed optimism that the high level of peaceful co-existence
between the two countries will continue
to advance the development of their respective peoples. He extended heartfelt gratitude to his colleague brother
and friend, President Macky Sall, for his great choice of ambassadors to The Gambia, citing the
outgoing Ambassador – Professor Salieu Ndaiye, as a committed and instrumental diplomat to the
Senegambian cause.
For
his part, the new Ambassador said he was happy to be assigned to The Gambia,
vowing that his ultimate mission is to
further strengthen and expand the bilateral ties between The Gambia and
Senegal.
‘’I
am sent here to foster the strong ties between The Gambia and Senegal. We are all
happy about the current state of
relations between our countries. The relationship is great and beautiful. I am
happy to be assigned here because I consider myself Senegambian citizen’’.
