FOUR new ambassadors to Nigeria presented their letters of credence to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, at State House, Thursday.
The new ambassadors are Mr. Saeed Koozechi, Ambassador of Iran, Mr. Marco Antonio Garcia Barco, Ambassador of Mexico, Mrs. Toure Maman, Ambassador of Cote d’Ivoire, and Mr. Vyacheslav Beskosty, Ambassador of Belarus.
Speaking to them during separate audiences, President 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 the 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 167m people’.
Responding, Mr. Saeed Koozechi said Iran sympathized with Nigeria over the terrorist attacks in the country and offered to help, while Mr. Marco Antonio Garcia Barco of Mexico said he wanted to build on the long history of cooperation between his country and Nigeria.
In her brief remarks, Mrs. Toure Maman of Cote d’Ivoire expressed her country’s appreciation for Nigeria’s role in resolving the recent crises in that country, while Mr. Vyacheslav Beskosty said he was in Nigeria to promote economic and educational cooperation between the two countries.