Pakistan, Nigeria sign MoU to promote defence ties
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, June 9, IRNA -- Pakistan and Nigeria Tuesday signed Memorandum of Undersigned (MoU) to enhance defence collaboration, the Defence Ministry said.
The MoU provides to increase cooperation in the fields of military training and defence technologies, a ministry’s statement said.
Pakistan Defence Minister, Chaudry Ahmed Mukhtar and his Nigerian counterpart Alhaj Murtala Shehu Yar’adua, signed the MoU on behalf of their respective countries, it said.
The two sides expressed the hope that the MoU would go a long way in strengthening and promoting defence collaboration between the two countries.
Both sides agreed to further broaden and intensify bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, economy and defence for the mutual benefits of the two countries.
The meeting stressed the need to promote military-to-military and people-to-people contacts between the two countries.
It was also emphasized to explore new avenue of cooperation in the areas of trade and economy, the statement said.
Talking to the Nigerian Defence delegation, Mukhtar said that Pakistan attached utmost importance to its ties with Nigeria as the two countries enjoyed excellent relations and had unanimity of opinion on regional and international issues.
He said that vast scope of cooperation existed between the two countries in economic and defence fields.
The Nigeria defence Minister underlined the need for promoting closer defence collaboration. He said that Nigeria was keen to benefit of the experience and achievements made by Pakistan in the field of defence production, the statement said.
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