The Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbé, received wishes for the diplomatic corps on tuesday and thanked the nations that contributed to Togo's election at the UNSC.
Faure Gnassingbé took advantage of the gathering to expose the main goals of the Togolese presidency of the Council which will begin in February : " The threats to international peace and security stemming from the smuggling and criminal networks in Western Africa and the Sahel".
A theme which encompasses drug trafficking, money laundering, the war against terrorism, high-seas piracy and the dissemination of the Libyan arsenal following the collapse of the Kadhafi regime.
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