By Tony Obiechina, Abuja
The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has said that the Ministry is willing and ready to deepen Defence cooperation with Bulgaria.
Badaru disclosed this when he received the Ambassador of Bulgaria to Nigeria, Yanko Yordanov at the Ship House in Abuja.
He said that given the level of Bulgarian Defence Industry, his ministry will cooperate with Bulgaria in areas of information and intelligence sharing, equipment production as well as military training.
Speaking on Military equipment, the Minister stated that Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) of Nigeria will partner with Bulgaria for effective technology transfer that will enable the Industry meet with international standard.
Accordingly, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria and Bulgaria will be signed to facilitate effective military cooperation between the two countries.
On the forth coming Military Exhibition slated for June 2024, the Minister promised to send a delegation from the Ministry to attend the exhibition, adding, “Our attendance will provide us opportunity to learn how Bulgarian Government produces their Military hardware”. READ ALSO:
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Yanko Yordanov, the Bulgarian Ambassador to Nigeria said his country and Nigeria have shared experiences and existing mutual military relationship that exceeded decades.
In furtherance to strengthening the bilateral relations, the Ambassador said that the Military Exhibition would afford Nigeria the opportunity to gain more knowledge about Bulgarian Military equipment production.