By Aidoghie Paulinus
Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, has said China and Nigeria should continue to firmly support each other on issues related to their core concerns.
Wang also said both countries should always be good brothers of mutual trust to inject impetus and confidence into the high-quality development of China-Africa cooperation and Africa’s modernization.
Speaking during a press conference in Abuja with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Wang stated that under the strategic guidance of Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the development of China-Nigeria relations has achieved three outstanding achievements.
First, the positioning of the relationship has achieved a new leap with the two heads of state jointly announcing that China-Nigeria relations have been upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Second, a new platform has been established through solidarity and collaboration. The first plenary session of the China-Nigeria Intergovernmental Committee was held successfully, which promoted the upgrading and coordinated progress of China-Nigeria cooperation, Wang said.
Third, international cooperation has reached a new height. The two sides coordinate closely on international and regional affairs and work together to promote the collective rise, development and revitalization of the Global South.