Buhari said he believes that under the leadership of President Xi, relations between China and Nigeria have expanded rapidly on bilateral trade and strategic cooperation.
By Jeffrey Agbo
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Xi Jinping on his re-election for a third five-year term as President and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the People’s Republic of China.
In a statement on Sunday by his spokesman, Femi Adesina; President Buhari said he believes that under the leadership of President Xi, relations between China and Nigeria, which dates back to 1971 when both countries formally established diplomatic ties, have expanded rapidly on bilateral trade and strategic cooperation.
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Buhari further said he trusts that the future outlook of this strategic partnership with China would continue to blossom in leaps and bounds in the areas of military, political, trade, finance, oil and gas relations as well as cooperation in the telecommunications, agriculture, infrastructure development and manufacturing sectors.
He wished the government and people of China continued peace, progress and prosperity under the “able and trusted leadership of President Xi.”
