Nigeria and Kazakhstan in the next few days will engage in series of discussions with the aim to enhance bilateral relations.
Already both countries are exploring areas of cooperation in agriculture, trade and information technologies at a business conference in Abuja facilitated by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi.
No fewer than 30-member delegation from Kazakhstan public and private sectors operators are in country to explore several areas of cooperation.
Speaking at the conference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, highlighted the giant strides made so far in the agriculture sector by the current administration, including having more harvest compared to the previous year.
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He, therefore, said Nigeria could collaborate with Kazakhstan in many areas of the sector.
He said: “We’re meeting with them on Tuesday at 2 o’clock, and we will talk more and elaborately on some of the opportunities that exist between Nigeria and Kazakhstan in terms of the agricultural space.
“We are not asking only for them to come and invest, we are also asking for us to partner with them. What is it that they need? We have products in abundance here.”
Speaking at the conference, the Minister of the Federal Ministry of Communications, innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, said the ministry had already developed a strategic blueprint with six pillars, adding that each of these pillars is a potential area of collaboration and partnership with the Kazakhstan team.