Nigeria, Ethiopia sign visa waiver agreement for officials

Nigeria and Ethiopia have signed a visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders, the State House said this morning.

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed witnessed the signing of the agreements on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Presidency in a statement by Buhari’s media aide, Mr Garba Shehu, said while meeting with the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Buhari had discussed how to explore new areas of collaboration to further enhance and expand Nigeria-Ethiopia bilateral cooperation for the mutual benefits of the two countries.The visa waiver agreement is expected to ease the travels of officials and contribute to the strengthening of bilateral relations.

It added that the MoU would enhance bilateral military cooperation in the areas of training and education, technical assistance, exchange of visits and defence technology transfer. Both sides agreed to swiftly conclude negotiations on the revised Bilateral Air Services Agreement and the MoU on cultural cooperation.

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