Nigeria and Ethiopia have signed a visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders.
The two countries also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of defence.
President Muhammadu Buhari and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed witnessed the signing of the agreement on Tuesday in Addis Ababa.
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, signed for Nigeria, while Gedu Andargachew signed for his own country.
The Presidency in a statement by Buhari’s media aide, Mr Garba Shehu, said while meeting with the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Buhari had discussed how to explore new areas of collaboration to further enhance and expand Nigeria-Ethiopia bilateral cooperation for the mutual benefits of the two countries.
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The visa waiver agreement is expected to ease travels by officials and contribute to further strengthening of bilateral relations.
It added that the MoU would enhance bilateral military cooperation in the areas of training and education, technical assistance, exchange of visits and defence technology transfer.
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