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Comoros President Assoumani pledges unity, growth during inauguration

Comorian President Azali Assoumani speaks in an interview with Xinhua in Moroni, Comoros, on Jan 13, 2022. [Xinhua]

President of the Comoros Azali Assoumani, who took office Sunday in the capital of Moroni, pledged to build a "united and solidary" nation.

"In my capacity as President of the Republic of the Comoros, guarantor of the institutions and first defender of the national interest, I will do my utmost to guarantee the peace, security, national cohesion and territorial integrity of our country," Azali said in his inauguration speech.

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