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Pakistan, Nigeria agree to boost trade ties: MoU signed on defence
RECORDER REPORT
ISLAMABAD (June 09 2010): Pakistan and Nigeria on Tuesday agreed to further strengthen their ties and broaden bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, economy and defence for the mutual benefits of the two countries during a meeting between the defence ministers of both the countries at the Defence Ministry.
The two countries signed a Memorandum of Undersigned (MoU) to enhance defence collaboration. The MoU was signed by Alhaj Murtala Shehu Yar'adua, Defence Minister of Nigeria and Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar Federal Minister for Defence, on behalf of their respective countries to increase cooperation in the fields of military training and defence technologies. The two sides expressed the hope that the MoU would go a long way in strengthening and promoting defence collaboration between the two countries.
Alhaj Murtala Shehu Yar'adua, Defence Minister of Nigeria along with other members of Defence delegation visited the Defence Ministry and held a meeting with Federal Minister for Defence, Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar. Secretary Defence, Lieutenant General Syed Athar Ali (Retd), Rear Admiral Shah Sohail Masood, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence, and other senior military and defence officials of Pakistan also attended the meeting.
The meeting stressed the need to promote military-to-military and people-to-people contacts between the two countries. It was also emphasised to explore new avenue of cooperation in the areas of trade and economy. Talking to the Nigerian defence delegation, the minister said there is a vast scope of cooperation between the two countries in economic and defence fields and the two sides have to explore new vistas to get mutual benefits.
Pakistan attaches utmost importance to its ties with Nigeria as the two countries enjoyed excellent relations and had unanimity of views on regional and international issues, Mukhtar said. The Nigerian Defence Minister underlined the need for promoting closer defence collaboration. He said Nigeria was keen to benefit from the experience and achievements made by Pakistan in the field of defence production.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2010
RECORDER REPORT
ISLAMABAD (June 09 2010): Pakistan and Nigeria on Tuesday agreed to further strengthen their ties and broaden bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, economy and defence for the mutual benefits of the two countries during a meeting between the defence ministers of both the countries at the Defence Ministry.
The two countries signed a Memorandum of Undersigned (MoU) to enhance defence collaboration. The MoU was signed by Alhaj Murtala Shehu Yar'adua, Defence Minister of Nigeria and Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar Federal Minister for Defence, on behalf of their respective countries to increase cooperation in the fields of military training and defence technologies. The two sides expressed the hope that the MoU would go a long way in strengthening and promoting defence collaboration between the two countries.
Alhaj Murtala Shehu Yar'adua, Defence Minister of Nigeria along with other members of Defence delegation visited the Defence Ministry and held a meeting with Federal Minister for Defence, Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar. Secretary Defence, Lieutenant General Syed Athar Ali (Retd), Rear Admiral Shah Sohail Masood, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence, and other senior military and defence officials of Pakistan also attended the meeting.
The meeting stressed the need to promote military-to-military and people-to-people contacts between the two countries. It was also emphasised to explore new avenue of cooperation in the areas of trade and economy. Talking to the Nigerian defence delegation, the minister said there is a vast scope of cooperation between the two countries in economic and defence fields and the two sides have to explore new vistas to get mutual benefits.
Pakistan attaches utmost importance to its ties with Nigeria as the two countries enjoyed excellent relations and had unanimity of views on regional and international issues, Mukhtar said. The Nigerian Defence Minister underlined the need for promoting closer defence collaboration. He said Nigeria was keen to benefit from the experience and achievements made by Pakistan in the field of defence production.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2010
