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From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, have exchanged congratulatory messages as Nigeria and China mark the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties.
Tuggar, in his congratulatory message, said since the establishment of diplomatic relations, Nigeria and China have maintained a friendly and mutually beneficial relationship, with deepening cooperation in various fields.
Nigeria, Tuggar also said, regards China as an important strategic partner and is firmly advancing bilateral exchanges, while exploring new areas of cooperation to better align with the foreign policy objectives of both countries and promote the development of Nigeria–China relations.
He further said that this is highly consistent with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda and demonstrates the two countries’ steadfast commitment to deepening their comprehensive strategic partnership and achieving mutually beneficial outcomes.
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Tuggar added that he looked forward to the steady consolidation of friendship and cooperation between the two countries in order to ensure that the outcomes of such collaboration will deliver more benefits to the two peoples.
On his part, Wang congratulated Tuggar on the historic occasion.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said since the establishment of diplomatic relations 55 years ago, regardless of changes in the international situation, China and Nigeria have consistently supported each other and advanced hand in hand, with friendship transcending mountains and oceans and deeply rooted in the hearts of the two peoples.
Wang noted that since the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2024, the two sides have deepened political mutual trust, yielded fruitful results in cooperation across various fields and closely coordinated on international and regional affairs.
He expressed his willingness to work with Tuggar to strengthen exchanges between the foreign ministries, leverage the China–Nigeria Intergovernmental Committee mechanism and take the implementation of the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and the outcomes of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation as an opportunity to lift the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership to higher levels.
