Foreign relations of Niger
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{{Politics of Niger}}
[[Niger]] pursues a moderate [[foreign policy]] and maintains friendly relations with both East and West. It belongs to the [[United Nations]] and its main specialized agencies and in 1980-81 served on the [[UN Security Council]]. Niger maintains a special relationship with [[France]] and enjoys close relations with its [[West Africa]]n neighbours. It is a charter member of the [[Organization of African Unity]] and the [[West African Monetary Union]] and also belongs to the [[Niger River Commission]] and the [[Lake Chad Basin Commission]], the [[Economic Community of West African States]], the [[Non-Aligned Movement]], and the [[Organisation of the Islamic Conference]].
'''Disputes - international:'''
[[Libya]] claims about 19,400 km² in northern [[Niger]]; delimitation of international boundaries in the vicinity of [[Lake Chad]], the lack of which led to border incidents in the past, has been completed and awaits ratification by [[Cameroon]], [[Chad]], Niger, and [[Nigeria]]
==References==
*Stub created from US State Department Report, 2007.
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