FG To Further Strengthen 50-Year-Old Business Ties With China

Federal Government has promised to further strengthen the 50-year old business relations between Nigeria and China.
A statement by Special Adviser to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday, said President Bola Tinubu gave the assurance on Thursday in Abuja, while receiving the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Chen Xiaodong.
According to the president, it is a new beginning, a relationship that has lasted over 50 years must be nourished, nurtured, and promoted, our mutual commitment to the values of labour, understanding, and development is very important.
The president also welcomed the support of China for a more prominent position for Nigeria in the G20, UN Security Council, and the intergovernmental organisation of developing economies, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS).
In his remarks, the Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs ChenXiaodong, said he was in Nigeria to brief the president on the invitation extended by President Xi Jinping, and the itinerary of the state visit, he also commended the President for his strategic vision, playing leading roles in ECOWAS and Africa.