President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is holding a meeting with the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, arrived in Nigeria on a two-day working visit. He was welcomed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by Dunoma Umar Ahmed, the Permanent Secretary of Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Sources reveal that the discussions focus on the Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed during the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in China. Key topics include economic cooperation, political relations, and developments in the oil and gas sector.
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, is also in attendance at the meeting.
Both foreign ministers are expected to address the press following their closed-door talks.
