Iran’s new Ambassador in Nigeria, Saeed Koozechi on Thursday said that his country is ready to assist the Federal government in curbing terrorism.
Mr Koozechi said this while he and three other new foreign ambassadors in Nigeria where presenting their letters of credence to President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House in Abuja.
The other three new foreign ambassadors in Nigeria apart from Mr Koozechi, are Marco Antonio Garcia Barco, Ambassador of Mexico, Toure Maman, Ambassador of Cote d’Ivoire, and Vyacheslav Beskosty, Ambassador of Belarus.
Addressing the new ambassadors during separate audiences, Mr Jonathan invited the new ambassadors to take advantage of the very warm and cordial relations existing between Nigeria and their countries to further develop economic activities for the mutual benefit of the citizens.
He assured them that his administration was going to cooperate with them during their tenures to attract investments into the country, which he described as ‘a good market with over 167 million people’.
Responding, Mr Barco of Mexico said he wanted to build on the long history of cooperation between his country and Nigeria.
Also in her brief remarks, Mrs Maman of Cote d’Ivoire expressed her country’s appreciation for Nigeria’s role in resolving the recent crises in that country, while Mr Beskosty said he was in Nigeria to promote economic and educational cooperation between the two countries.
