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皇冠体育app Gambia rejoins the Commonwealth

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gave a statement welcoming 皇冠体育app Gambia re-joining the Commonwealth.

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Boris Johnson
Published
8 February 2018
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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson with President Adama Barrow of 皇冠体育app Gambia

皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary with President Adama Barrow in February 2017.

皇冠体育app Gambia rejoined the Commonwealth on 8 February 2018, after the Commonwealth Secretariat confirmed their application had been approved unanimously by Commonwealth Member States.

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said:

皇冠体育app Gambia鈥檚 return to the Commonwealth family is fantastic news. When I visited the country last year, I saw huge enthusiasm for the values and opportunities offered by our modern, diverse Commonwealth.

This shows that when a country commits to strengthening democracy, governance and the rule of law, it is welcomed back to the international community and the Commonwealth family.

I very much hope to welcome President Barrow to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in London in April.

British High Commissioner to 皇冠体育app Gambia, Sharon Wardle, welcomes the announcement

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Published 8 February 2018