The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, was presided over by the Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Integration, and Chair of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council at ministerial level, Prof Robert Dussey.
During deliberations, participants will discuss a wide range of issues, including political developments in some Member States, ECOWAS Missions in Guinea Bissau (ECOMIB) and The Gambia (ECOMIG), establishment of Maritime Zones F and G, operationalisation of ECOWAS Multinational Maritime Coordination Centres, as well as transhumance.
The MSC, which is made up of ECOWAS Member States’ Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Defence, is also expected to endorse the report of the MSC meeting at ambassadorial level.