Gambia News : Senegalese leader ends two- day working visit to the Gambia

The Senegalese leader Abdoulaye Wade, left the Gambian capital, Banjul on Wednesday afternoon at the end of his two-day working visit here.

Since his arrival on Tuesday, he and his host, President Yahya Jammeh, have been engaged in a flurry of activities including a tete- a-tete at the State House in Banjul, a state banquet at the Kairaba Beach Hotel and the signing of a joint communiqué following official discussions.

Relations between the two countries have suffered in recent years and this visit following a number of special emissaries from the Senegalese leader to President Jammeh is aimed at further cementing the existing bilateral relations between the two states.

On Tuesday, at a meeting with the Senegalese community at Jerma Beach Hotel, where he lodged, President Wade advised the large Senegalese community to desist from any activities that would make their stay difficult in The Gambia.

He also said they should be law abiding and to fully respect the laws of the country, stressing on the fruitful bilateral and deep cultural ties between Senegal and The Gambia.

“There is no difference between The Gambia and Senegal since we are the countries that share borders and the two countries have a good relationship which will be nurtured and continued,” he stated.

He saluted the Gambian leader and people for the hospitality and warm welcome given to his delegation and to the Senegalese community in The Gambia. He said Senegal would continue to work assiduously towards cementing the exemplary bilateral relations between their two states.