{"id":57535,"date":"2022-01-15T23:12:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T22:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=57535"},"modified":"2022-01-15T23:12:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T22:12:13","slug":"minister-of-defence-deepens-nigeria-japan-defence-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/minister-of-defence-deepens-nigeria-japan-defence-cooperation","title":{"rendered":"MINISTER OF DEFENCE DEEPENS NIGERIA-JAPAN DEFENCE COOPERATION."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Abba Hamisu Sani<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/\">Africa-Press-Nigeria<\/a><\/strong> Nigeria &#8216;s Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) is opening up new areas of mutual Military bilateral Cooperation between Nigeria and Japan to get the country&#8217;s buy-in to mitigate the current insecurity facing the country.<\/p>\n<p>This was at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters Abuja during a courtesy call by the Japanese Ambassador Special Assistant to the Minister on Media and publicity Muhammad Abdulkadir disclosed this in a Press statement sent to Africa Press.<\/p>\n<p>Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Nigeria Mr Matsunaga Kazuyoshi.<\/p>\n<p>General Magashi said Nigeria will provide all necessary requirements to fastback the emergence of a Win -win mutually beneficial Memorandum of Understanding, MoU that will be a Force Multiplier to end insecurity in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57538\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/photo_2022-01-14_10-20-56.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1044\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/photo_2022-01-14_10-20-56.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/photo_2022-01-14_10-20-56-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/photo_2022-01-14_10-20-56-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/photo_2022-01-14_10-20-56-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He said both countries should tap into new diplomatic openings to rejig the existing cooperation especially in the areas of technological innovations and transfer.<\/p>\n<p>The Defence Minister thanked the Envoy for the visit and called on him to initiate the template for the proposed MoU that will meet national aspirations to end insecurity in the Country.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Nigeria Mr Matsunaga Kazuyoshi who was escorted on the Courtesy call by the Defence Attache to Nigeria Uchiumi Kazuaki told the Minister that Japan has developed a better approach for peace and stability in Africa and Nigeria is the Focal Point of interest for the implementation plans.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57537\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/photo_2022-01-14_10-21-41.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1044\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/photo_2022-01-14_10-21-41.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/photo_2022-01-14_10-21-41-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/photo_2022-01-14_10-21-41-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/photo_2022-01-14_10-21-41-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mr Kazuyoshi said the proposed Memorandom of Understanding MoU will strengthen continuous security information exchange , training and more reconstruction assistance in the Northeast that will surpass the 14 Million dollars last year.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria- Japan diplomatic ties dates back to1960 and above 60 years which Japanese Ambassador described as circle of life and post sixty years of bilateral Cooperations between the two Countries is regarded as a new phase of reborn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Abba Hamisu Sani Africa-Press-Nigeria Nigeria &#8216;s Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) is opening up new areas of mutual Military bilateral Cooperation between Nigeria and Japan to get the country&#8217;s buy-in to mitigate the current insecurity facing the country. 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