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His Excellency Attila Lajos the European Union Ambassador to the Gambia has on Monday afternoon paid a courtesy call on Hon. Sheikh Omar Faye, Defence Minister of The Gambia, at his office in Banjul.
The EU Ambassador assured the Minister of Defence Honourable Sheikh Omar Faye of European Union support to the Gambia on the ongoing Security Sector Reform. He described Security Sector Reform as a process and not an event.
He expressed his appreciation of the progress made so far and he assured the Minister that the European Union through the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) will continue to build on the gains registered so far especially strengthening the legal framework governing the security sector and consolidating on the institutional policies and promoting civilian oversight of the security sector.
The Honourable Minister for his part thanked the European Union and other bilateral and multilateral partners for their support in the ongoing Security Sector Reform. He used the opportunity to brief the Ambassador on the progress made so far in putting up the first ever Defence Policy for the Gambia. The Defence policy if ready will provide the strategic guidelines for the defence capability of the Gambia Armed Forces.