NIGERIA-SWITZERLAND DAYS 2022 : Issues of Mutual Interest Takes Center Stage As Ceremony Winds up in Bern, Swizerland

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The 9th Round of Annual Process of Political Consultations between the Governments of Nigeria and the Swiss Confederation, ends in Bern,the Switzerland capital city with discussions focused on matters of mutual interests.

The meeting,which is also known as "Nigeria-Switzerland Days 2022" discussed the long- standing bilateral and multilateral co-operation between Nigeria and the European country. The meeting brought into sharp focus and examined indepth issues of mutual interests bordering on migration and development,peace and security in Nigeria and the African continent, as well as, asset-recovery,trade and investment.

In addition to the above,the meeting also discussed the fight against trafficking in persons, capacity-building,youth employment and job creation, assistance, human rights, as well as, co-operation in legal matters among other important subjects-matter.

According to a release by  the Ministry of Foreign Affairs monitored in Abuja:over the weekend, "The very robust engagement further addressed our cooperation and partnerships in the human rights space and ecosystems. 
"It highlighted mutual areas of interests at the global stage and within the contexts of ongoing Nigeria-Switzerland collaboration on security matters, police and prisons/correctional reforms, youths and sports development and advancement of women's rights. 

"We agreed on the need for strategic reciprocal support arrangement to promote agreed interests at the UN Human Rights Council, amongst others. 

"Both countries stressed the importance of the Universal Periodic Review, as a peer engagement mechanism and tool to be explored for support on identified good causes, as well as deepening collaboration at the UN General Assembly".

The release further reads in part,
"Both countries expressed commitment and dedication to our relationship spanning several decades and agreed to finalising  bilateral instruments that would enhance a tripartite approach to stemming illegal migration and promoting access to opportunities. The framework, which is already being rolled out, will link migration to development and trade in the region"

The meeting which was led by Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,the Nigerian delegation to the event comprised the following:Amb. Nicholas Ella, Director Consular and Legal Department; Amb. Bolaji Akinremi, Director, ETID,;Amb. Buba Magudu,the Nigerian Envoy at Berne, Switzerland, as well as, Amb. Richards Adejola, Permanent Representative  of Nigeria in Geneva, Switzerland and Dr Ajayi Olajide, S A to the  Permanent Secretary.

Other members of the Nigerian delegation include the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, Barr. Tony Ojukwu  and the  DG, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim.

The delegation on the Swiss side was led  by Ambassador Livia Leu,the Secretary of State Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

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