Polish envoy wants better ties with Nigeria

Presently, major trade areas between Poland and Nigeria are in agriculture, infrastructure and construction.The envoy told Daily Trust in Abuja that the two countries would be exploring new avenues to bolster their relationship.He said though the trade balance is upwards moving, as at last year the volume between the countries stood at $100 and the […]

Presently, major trade areas between Poland and Nigeria are in agriculture, infrastructure and construction.
The envoy told Daily Trust in Abuja that the two countries would be exploring new avenues to bolster their relationship.
He said though the trade balance is upwards moving, as at last year the volume between the countries stood at $100 and the level has surpassed that figure by the first half of this year.
On trade delegation, he said Poland’s Deputy Minister of the Economy, Andrej Dycha recently visited Nigeria and it is hoped that Nigeria’s minister of Communications would visit his country soon.
He said the First Lady, Patience Jonathan commissioned a vessel in Poland expected to reposition the marine and fisheries sub-sector of Nigeria’s economy.
The ambassador said Nigeria should emulate the example of Poland by focusing on peoples oriented projects despite political differences.
Niesiolowski said with the fall of the socialist state and rise of democracy in Poland, leaders come and go but the concerns and welfare of the people remained unchanged.
He explained that since the fall of the “iron curtain” issues concerning NATO and European Union (EU) were never compromised by his country.
The envoy pointed out that at a time, the leadership of Poland kept changing frequently but general issues regarding common grounds were impact urging Nigeria to follow same.