ABUJA, Nigeria

Türkiye provided military training for Gambia, which is preparing to host the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in early May.

A total of 351 Gambian soldiers attended special training in various areas in the capital Banjul from April 7-28, including in VIP protection.

Türkiye's Ambassador to Gambia Fahri Turker Oba, Gambian Defense Minister Sering Modou Njie, Gambian Chief of Defense Staff Mamat Cham and many soldiers attended the closing ceremony of the training.

During the ceremony, Oba said the training will benefit Gambian security forces both during and after the summit.

Nije thanked Türkiye for its support and said the country is a reliable development partner of Gambia.