The Pentagon announced on Thursday that a high-level U.S. delegation held talks in Niger to discuss the withdrawal of U.S. troops, which the country’s military leaders are demanding.

Nigerien Defense Minister Silifo Modi received the Pentagon delegation led by US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations Christopher Meyer, according to a Pentagon statement.

The talks focused on the withdrawal of U.S. troops deployed in Niger, where about 650 U.S. troops and a number of contract workers are present.

Niger’s transitional authorities said they aimed for an “orderly and safe withdrawal as soon as possible” of U.S. soldiers whose presence the regime has declared “illegal.

On the other hand, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, during his meeting on Wednesday with Niamey Foreign Minister in Tehran, Bakari Yao Sangari, announced Tehran’s readiness to cooperate with the ruling regime in Niger.

Raisi saluted “the resistance of the Nigerien people in the face of European hegemonic policies” and informed the Nigerien foreign minister of Iran’s readiness to cooperate with Niger, especially in the economic fields, AFP quoted the Iranian presidency as saying.
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