Nigeria And Czech Republic Reviews Ties

Nigeria And Czech Republic Reviews Ties

The Nigerian government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Czech Republic on the revitalisation of some moribund agreements, including their Defence pact.

Mr. Martins Uhomoibhi, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signed the MoU in Prague .

He said in an interview in London , that the agreement was aimed at revitalising some moribund agreements that were signed between the two countries in respect of some critical economic sectors.

Uhomoibhi also said the agreements covered training and exchange of programmes between the Nigerian Foreign Service Academy and that of the Czech Republic .

''We are looking at the possibility of our junior diplomats benefitting from the training and exchange programmes which will go on for the next 10 to 15 years, next year, it will be 50 years since we established diplomatic ties with Prague. It is noteworthy that the Czech government has sustained its interest, trust and confidence in Nigeria ,'' he said.

He said the agreements were reviewed because in these past few years, relations between the two countries had not yielded concrete results in terms of economic cooperation.

NAN/Yinka