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By Seyi Babalola
Nigeria and Egypt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen defence-industrial cooperation.
The signing ceremony took place on Wednesday at the Ministry of Defence’s headquarters in Abuja.
Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, signed for Nigeria, while Major General Walid Hamouda, Assistant Minister of Defense in Egypt, who led a delegation, signed for the North African country.
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The signing of the MoU is geared towards promoting deeper bilateral and defence cooperation in accordance with the prevailing laws and regulations of the two countries.
Kana expressed optimism that the long history of a robust relationship between Nigeria and Egypt would create lasting cooperation between both countries, adding that Nigeria has benefited a lot from Egypt in areas of intelligence sharing and training.
Earlier, the leader of the Egyptian delegation expressed appreciation for the platform provided to sign the MoU.
He assured Nigeria of his country’s total commitment to abide by the articles contained in the signed document while appreciating the existing cordial relationship between Egypt and Nigeria.
