The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, has appealed to Canada to assist Nigeria in the local productions of sophisticated military weapons and hardwares through transfer of technology to boost the capabilities of the Defence Industrial Corporation of Nigeria, DICON.
The Special Assistant to the minister on Media and Publicity Mohammad Abdulkadri, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday.
The minister received the Canadian high Commissioner, Nicholas Simard, in a courtesy call at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters Abuja.
According to him, the minister stated that the ties between the countries “progressively and sustainably culminated into the formation of the Bi- National Commission in April 2012”.
He said: “General Magashi said both countries are now reaping the dividends of symbiotic diplomatic ties on win-win basis.
“He listed the areas of common concerns to end violent extremism in the country and the supports of Canada to entrenching stable, peaceful and prosperous Nigeria as parts of the diplomatic gains.
In his remarks, according to the statement, Mr Simard described Nigeria as a strategic partner with Canada especially in thematic areas of combating insecurity, Joint Military trainings and advocacy for protection of human rights.
Mr Magashi also restated the commitment of the Nigerian Armed Forces to national territorial defence against the forces fueling insecurity in the country.
