The Ambassador of the State of Israel to Nigeria, Mr Uriel Palti, on Tuesday said terrorism in Nigeria and his country were being internationally sponsored.
Palti said this at a public lecture organised by the Nigerian Instituteof International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lecture was entitled: ` `The Arab-IsraeliConflict: Is Lasting Peacea Possibility?”
“Just like in Israel, all of Boko Haram activitiesin Nigeria are all Al Qaeda sponsored.
“Both countries are battling with internationalterrorism that willneed continuous negotiationto be resolved.
“Israel strongly believesthat for peace to come in the Middle-East is a possibility’’, he said.
Palti said his government would continue to broker peace with Jordan and other Middle-East countries.
He added that the IsraeliGovernment would also continue to ensure that “the only way to enhance developmentis not to resort to conflict or war.”
The envoy expressed his government’s determination to strengthen relationswith Nigeria in spite of challengesfacing both countries.
He said PresidentGoodluck Jonathan recently visitedIsrael to establishfurther areas of cooperation between both countries.
Prof. George Obiozor, Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Israel, said what Nigeria needed now was intelligenceand courage to be able to overcome her present challenges.
Obiozor said that Nigeria was being sabotaged from within as wellas from outside her shores.
He said international relationshad become a game of politics, self-help and every man to himself. (NAN)
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