By Linus Aleke
The Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, Mr. Michael Shaul Freeman, has expressed his country’s desire to deepen diplomatic ties with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
The Israeli Ambassador expressed this desire when he paid a working visit to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja.
The Directorate of Communication, ECOWAS Commission, in a statement said, the meeting discussed ECOWAS activities across the region as well as ways to strengthen economic and diplomatic relations between the parties in several areas including agriculture, water, climate change, capacity building, technology, and education.
In his welcome remarks, the President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray underscored the critical importance of these areas to the economic growth and development of the ECOWAS region.
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He also presented the four strategic objectives of the present administration to the ambassador and called for the collaboration of the Government of Israel in this regard.
Earlier, in his remarks, the Israeli Ambassador, Mr. Michael Shaul Freeman said, his country has made great progress with Nigeria, but its aim now is to deepen relations with ECOWAS.
He used the opportunity to invite the President of the ECOWAS Commission to visit Israel within the framework of enhancing economic and diplomatic cooperation between the State of Israel and ECOWAS.
