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From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja
The Chinese Ambassador for the Affairs of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Liu Yuxi, joined other dignitaries who attended the recent reception commemorating the 66th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence in Beijing, China.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, in a post on its website, said that during the ceremony, Ambassador Liu congratulated Nigeria on the 66th anniversary of its independence, noting that bilateral relations had achieved leapfrog development over the 55 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Nigeria.
The envoy also said that, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Nigeria relations had been elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership, political mutual trust had continued to deepen, and fruitful results had been achieved in practical cooperation.
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“Ambassador Liu briefed the Nigerian side on the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC, expressing China’s readiness to deepen exchanges with Nigeria and other countries on governance and state administration, work together to advance modernization, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for humanity,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
In his remarks, the Nigerian Ambassador to China, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (retd), said Nigeria and China enjoyed a long-standing friendship and that practical cooperation between the two countries in various fields had delivered tangible benefits to their peoples.
“Nigeria attaches great importance to developing relations with China and stands ready to strengthen exchanges at all levels and deepen cooperation in manufacturing, agriculture, energy, transportation, the digital economy, education, healthcare and other fields, so as to bring about greater development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries,” Dambazau said.
