Nigeria’s Minister of Defence Maj. Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) has held bilateral talks with his Qatari counterpart and Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Khalid bin Mohammad al-Attiyah.
The Nigerian Embassy in Doha, Qatar which made this known in a statement on Thursday, said the Defence Minister led a 5-man delegation to Doha, Qatar, on 24 January, 2022.
According to the Embassy, the visit was at the behest of his Qatari counterpart and Deputy Prime Minister who conducted his guest to some of the country’s military facilities.
During the three day visit, Magashi attended the graduation ceremonies of the Qatari Air Force Academy and the National Armed Forces Academy, on 26 and 27 January, 2022, respectively.
In addition, the delegation underwent a tour of the National Service Academy training facility where they were conducted round key military equipments.
The Highpoint of the Minister’s visit was the bilateral talks held with the Qatar Minister of Defence where both parties reviewed relations of common interest between the two countries and ways of enhancing and developing them while seeking more opportunities in other potential areas of collaboration.
Magashi was accompanied by the Ambassador of Nigeria to the State of Qatar, Yakubu Abdullahi Ahmed, the Defence Attache and Head of Political Matters at the Embassy.