Nigeria and Switzerland have strengthened bilateral relations with renewed commitments on trade, security, immigration and cultural cooperation, alongside concrete steps toward the return of looted Benin artefacts.<\/p>\n
The agreement was reached during a high level meeting in Abuja, where Nigeria\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Yusuf Tuggar, hosted Switzerland\u2019s Foreign Minister, Ignazio Cassis.<\/p>\n
Speaking after the meeting, Tuggar said the renewed partnership reflects a shared commitment to mutual growth and respect.<\/p>\n
\u201cNigeria and Switzerland enjoy long standing relations, and today\u2019s engagement has opened new pathways for cooperation in trade, security, migration and cultural exchange,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
On the planned return of artefacts, Mr Tuggar described it as a significant step toward justice and cultural restoration.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe return of Benin artefacts taken during the Benin Expedition of 1897 is not just symbolic but a recognition of our history and identity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Also speaking, Cassis reaffirmed Switzerland\u2019s commitment to strengthening ties with Nigeria across multiple sectors.<\/p>\n
The foreign minister said \u201cWe are deepening our collaboration with Nigeria, particularly in economic development, security cooperation and migration management,\u201d<\/p>\n
Both countries agreed to boost trade and investment by encouraging private sector partnerships, while enhancing cooperation to tackle transnational crimes and promote safe, orderly migration.<\/p>\n
The engagement is expected to further strengthen diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Switzerland, while advancing cultural restitution efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nigeria and Switzerland have strengthened bilateral relations with renewed commitments on trade, security, immigration and cultural cooperation, alongside…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38417,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[22418,17],"class_list":["post-38416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-switzerland","tag-benin","tag-switzerland"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116289263540463181","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}