Buhari, Biya agree to complete Nigeria-Cameroon demarcation
(Nigeria) President Muhammadu Buhari and his Cameroonian
counterpart, Paul Biya, have agreed to work towards the completion of the
demarcation of the land boundary between Nigeria and Cameroon before the end of
2015.
In a communiqué on Thursday at the
conclusion of Buhari’s official visit to Cameroon, both leaders welcomed the progress
made in the demarcation, which is being undertaken under the auspices of the
United Nations.
``The two Heads of State took note of the satisfaction
expressed by the United Nations Secretary-General in his most recent report on
the work of the United Nations Office for West Africa from January to June
2015.
``This is with regards to progress made in the demarcation
of the land boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria.
``They agreed to endorse the recommendation of the United
Nations Secretary-General on the completion before the end of 2015, of the land
border demarcation work, in order to concentrate on enhancing cross-border
cooperation,” the communiqué said.
According to the communiqué, Buhari and his host also
endorsed the commitments made at the Extraordinary Summit of the Lake Chad
Basin Commission and Benin Republic held in Abuja on June 12.
The two presidents also agreed to strengthen security
collaboration along their common border under the auspices of the
Nigeria-Cameroon Trans-Border Security Committee.
They said this would also be achieved within the framework
of the implementation of the concept of strategic operations approved at the
Abuja Summit.
They reaffirmed their determination to strengthen
cooperation with other neighbouring countries for the rapid elimination of
terrorism and other security threats.
They thanked the United Nations, the African Union, ECOWAS,
the Economic Community of Central African States and other bilateral and
multilateral partners for their active solidarity in the war against Boko
Haram.
The two leaders also reaffirmed their support for the
implementation of the Lake Chad Basin Commission’s Five-Year Investment
Programme (2013-2017).
The programme seeks to save Lake Chad, restore its ecosystem
and promote the socio-economic development of the people living within the
basin.
The two Heads of State welcomed the first meeting yesterday
in Yaounde of governors of contiguous states and regions on the
Nigeria-Cameroon border.
They called for regular meetings by the governors to
strengthen collaboration between the two countries.
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