Maritime Security - US Promises To Support Summit

The US Ambassador to Cameroon has said his country will be sending experts to the country.

Experts from the US are expected in Cameroon in the days ahead to share experiences with those of the Central African Sub-region when Cameroon host the Heads of State Summit on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. The US Ambassador to Cameroon, Robert P Jackson made the declaration to the press on June 17, 2013 after holding talks with the Minister of External Relations, Prof. Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo.

Two experts, he said, would be in Cameroon for a summit whereby the host country has a great story to tell in combating piracy for the emulation of other countries of the sub-region. Discussions between the two officials also focused on the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the just ended Libreville summit that ended on Friday. "We wish that the situation in CAR will continue to stabilize", he noted.

In like manner, the Chargé d'Affairs of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Jesus Obama Nzanga held discussions with Prof. Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo on the stakes of the upcoming summit on maritime security in the sub-region.

Germano-Cameroon Cooperation

Meantime, the future of cooperation between Germany and Cameroon is brighter and the Ambassador of Germany to Cameroon, Klaus-Ludwig confirmed yesterday saying long standing relations between both countries in many fields like economy will continue to expand. Speaking to the press at the end of an audience with Prof. Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo, Klaus-Ludwig disclosed his country's intention to bring new German firms to Cameroon in the next two years to add to what already exist. He cited the development of the fertilizer factory near Limbe in the South West Region that is carried out by a German firm in collaboration with Cameroon's SNH.

Top on the agenda was also the holding of a sub-regional summit on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, upcoming of general elections in Germany and the UN and future candidatures for the Security Council.