French minister of state for foreign trade, Mrs AnneMarie Idrac, will tomorrow sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the minister of state for energy, (power),Mrs Fatima Balaraba Ibrahim, on co-operation in the field of electricity.

A statement from the press and communication service of the French Embersy in Nigeria said the event is part of activities for the two day visit of the French Minister to Nigeria.

It said the visit comes in the wake of the official visit of President Umaru Musa Yar'adua to France in June this year where both countries adopted a strategic partnership which paved the way for further co-operation in a large scope of sectors, including the power sector, a top priority in the President's 7-point agenda.

"Mrs. Anne-Marie Idrac's visit to Nigeria is the first one by a French Minister since Minister Christine Lagarde's in November 2005.In Lagos, the Minister will meet with the French and Nigerian business communities and visit Lagos port facilities," The statement said.