Bakary Fofana, the minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Francophone of Guinea Conakry, a special envoy of the interim leader of Guinea Conakry, General Saikouba Conateh, Friday met the Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh at State House in Banjul.

Speaking to reporters shortly after his audience with President Jammeh, Fofana said he was in the country to convey General Conateh's special message to his Gambian counterpart; and to brief him on the political situation in Guinea. "We gave him [President Jammeh] an account of the first round of the presidential election and as you know the second round is also underway. And in that His Excellency the president of the Republic has contributed immensely to the success of this[first] round in Guinea," he indicated.

Recalling that General Conateh visited The Gambia two times, the Guinea Foreign Affairs minister also disclosed to reporters that the interim leader has extended an invitation to President Jammeh to undertake a working visit to their country.

He also used the opportunity to underscore the friendly and brotherly ties that exists between the two countries, pointing out that the its peoples share many things in common - culture, tradition and so on.