Minister of Armed Forces Becaye Diop of Senegal

Mottaki and Diop discussed cooperation between Tehran and Dakar and exchanged views on regional issues, a Tehran Times report said.

Mottaki and Diop discussed cooperation between Tehran and Dakar and exchanged views on regional issues.

Diop said security forces were looking for the eight remaining missing guns that protestors took from police.

Three senior military officers and three lower-ranking military were sanctioned in connection with Senegals 2002 Joola ferry disaster, one of maritime historys worst accidents that left close to 2,000 dead, Armed Forces Minister Becaye Diop said Tuesday.