EU and Nigeria Want to Boost Cooperation

Brdo pri Kranju, 20 May - Officials at an EU-Nigeria meeting agreed on Tuesday to boost ties between the African country and the 27-member bloc. Nigeria would like to improve above all cultural ties and cooperation in energy security, Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe told the press.

Brdo pri Kranju Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe speaks to the press after an EU-Nigeria meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe speaks to the press after an EU-Nigeria meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel speaks to reporters after an EU-Nigeria meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel speaks to reporters after an EU-Nigeria meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel speaks to reporters after an EU-Nigeria meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel speaks to reporters after an EU-Nigeria meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe speaks to the press after an EU-Nigeria meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe speaks to the press after an EU-Nigeria meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo, Kongresni center Brdo. Novinarska konferenca po zasedanju trojke EU - Nigerija. Nigerijski zunanji minister Ojo Maduekwe in predsednik Sveta EU za splošne zadeve in zunanje odnose Dimitrij Rupel. Foto: Domen Grögl/STA

Brdo, Kongresni center Brdo.
Novinarska konferenca po zasedanju trojke EU - Nigerija.
Nigerijski zunanji minister Ojo Maduekwe in predsednik Sveta EU za splošne zadeve in zunanje odnose Dimitrij Rupel.
Foto: Domen Grögl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (right) and his Nigerian counterpart Ojo Maduekwe speak to the press after an EU-Nigeria meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (right) and his Nigerian counterpart Ojo Maduekwe speak to the press after an EU-Nigeria meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (right) and his Nigerian counterpart Ojo Maduekwe speak to the press after an EU-Nigeria meeting. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (right) and his Nigerian counterpart Ojo Maduekwe speak to the press after an EU-Nigeria meeting.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Maribor, Ozarin dnevni center. Novinarska konferenca društva Ozara Slovenija in fundacije FIHO o financiranju invalidskih in humanitarnih organizacij. Predsednik društva Ozara Slovenija Bogdan Dobnik, vodja Ozarinega dnevnega centra v Mariboru Andreja Majcen in v.d. direktorja fundacije FIHO Janez Jug. Foto: Bojan Šuštar/STA

Maribor, Ozarin dnevni center.
Novinarska konferenca društva Ozara Slovenija in fundacije FIHO o financiranju invalidskih in humanitarnih organizacij.
Predsednik društva Ozara Slovenija Bogdan Dobnik, vodja Ozarinega dnevnega centra v Mariboru Andreja Majcen in v.d. direktorja fundacije FIHO Janez Jug.
Foto: Bojan Šuštar/STA

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