France has expressed its commitment to strengthen existing relations with Nigeria, especially in tackling illegal migration and human trafficking.
France Ambassador in charge of Migration at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Christophe Leonzi, made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Monday in Abuja.
He said, though the two countries have been cooperating in that area, there was need to delve more into the already existing cooperation.
Mr Leonzi said that, Nigeria is a strong partner, adding that the cooperation should be reinforced in the area of border security and management.
He said if the borders are not porous and the necessary cutting-edge technology, aside human presence, are in place, it will go a long way to tackle the problem to a reasonable level.
In his remarks, Tunji-Ojo, said Nigeria would continue to strengthen its relations with France, to make it better and stronger.
He said that development cooperation between the two countries have been extremely helpful to Nigeria over the years.
The minister added that the major problem the country had over the years, was the government being reactive when it comes to the issue of illegal migration, instead of being proactive.