BAMAKO, Mali
Mali and Niger have revoked two treaties with France for cooperation and administrative assistance in tax matters, their governments said in a statement on Tuesday.
The two West African countries
are run by military juntas that seized power in coups and have been taking
steps to distance themselves from France, their former colonial ruler, despite
previous close partnerships in security and other areas.
The statement revoked one
agreement with France from 1972 which was meant to avoid double taxation and
"establish rules of reciprocal assistance" in various tax matters.
The other agreement had
similar aims.
"The persistent hostile
attitude of France against our states... added to the unbalanced character of
these agreements causing a considerable shortfall for Mali and Niger,"
said the joint statement, which was shared by Mali's foreign ministry on social
media.
There was no immediate
reaction from Paris.
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