Govt partners Iran on power supply, agriculture, others
September 3, 2012 by Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja
Vice-President Namadi Sambo
The Federal Government and the Islamic Republic of Iran have agreed to partner in the area of electricity supply, agriculture, science and education.
The agreement was reached when Vice-President Namadi Sambo met with the Iranian President, Mhamoud Ahmadinejad, on the sidelines of the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran.
A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Umar Sani, quoted the Vice-President as saying during the bilateral talk that? to realise the decisions taken at the summit, there needed to be? partnership so that both countries could realise their developmental objectives.
Sambo said although there were Iranian companies in the country, Nigeria needed more cooperation with Iran to enable her attain its developmental goals, especially in the power sector.
He used the occasion to highlight what the country had done so far in building both thermal and hydro power projects as well as other projects in agriculture.
Ahmadinejad said he looked forward to having stronger relationship between the two countries.
Also at a bilateral meeting with Mali, Sambo reiterated that the activities of terrorists in Nigeria were not acceptable to the Federal Government.
The Malian delegation was led by its Foreign Affairs Minister in the Government of National Unity,? Tieman Coulibally.
Sambo restated Nigeria?s resolve to support Mali to overcome its internal challenges.
He commended Mali for accepting to establish a Government of National Unity, noting that ?Mali, being a brotherly country to Nigeria and a member of ECOWAS, deserved all the support to overcome the security challenges and usher in democracy.?
Source: http://www.nigerianbestforum.com/generaltopics/?p=126042
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