The commander of Italy's MISIN military mission in Niger, Davide Cipelletti, has paid a visit to the European Union's EUCAP Sahel Niger mission.
"International coordination: the commander of MISIN, Italy's support mission to Niger, Davide Cipelletti, visited the European EUCAP Sahel Niger mission," EUCAP tweeted on Tuesday.
"Excellent talks," the tweet underlined.
MISIN deploys up to 295 soldiers, 160 vehicles and five aircraft. The mission aims to help local security forces fight trafficking, combat security threats and safeguard the territory as part of EU and US efforts to help Niger and G5 Sahel countries stabilise the region.