The inaugural China-Nigeria Economic Cooperation and Trade Conference, held alongside the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), has set the stage for unprecedented collaboration and growth between the two countries
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He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
The President made the remark at a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier, Li Qiang, on Wednesday in Beijing, China.
The president lauds 50 years of robust diplomatic relationship between Nigeria and China, noting that it has yielded benefits for both countries.
In a letter to the Chinese leader, the President said China has succeeded in building a “moderately prosperous society” and is on the way to building a “modern socialist country.”
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadija Abbah-Ibrahim, stated this on Monday when Chen Xiaodong, Assistant Foreign Minister and Co-Chair of the Chinese, follow up Committee on FOCAC visited her in Abuja.
Jing made this declaration on Thursday in Abuja at a roundtable on the Review Dialogue on the just concluded 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.
Heads of State, Governments and delegations from 52 African countries, which included Nigeria and the People’s Republic of China, met in Beijing under the auspices of the Forum on China and Africa Cooperation. The tri-annual summit was held with the theme: “China and Africa: Towards an Even Stronger Community with a Shared Future through Win-Win Cooperation.”
During the six-day visit to China, Buhari held bilateral talks and witnessed the signing of some agreements between Nigeria and China in the areas of Information and Communication Technology and the economy.
The Chinese Government has expressed readiness to invest N2.16 trillion ($60 billion) in Africa in the next three years.
The President disclosed this in Beijing, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu.
Nigeria’s partnership with China through the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation has resulted in the execution of vital infrastructure projects across the country, valued at over $5 billion in the last three years of the current administration.
The Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, and Burkina Faso were on Sunday welcomed and congratulated as new members of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.