Turkish envoy, Nigerian foreign minister discuss bilateral ties

By Adam Abu-bashal

ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) - Nigeria’s foreign minister and the Turkish ambassador met in the capital Abuja on Friday and discussed bilateral relations.

Ambassador Hidayet Bayraktar told Geoffrey Onyeama that senior Turkish officials are willing to pay a visit to Nigeria in near future.

He also invited Onyeama to Antalya Diplomacy Forum, which is to be held on June 18-20 in the Turkish resort city of Antalya.

Onyeama, for his part, underlined the need to increase the trade volume between the two countries and said that they want Turkish companies to participate in infrastructure projects in Nigeria.​​​​​​​