Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Arrives In Beijing, Begins Talks With XI Jinping Today

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Arrives In Beijing, Begins Talks With XI Jinping Today

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday arrived in Beijing, a state visit to China where he will sign several new agreements to boost bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and China in areas of defence, finance, trade, agriculture and communications.

With the First Lady Dame Patience, the president who was received at the Capital Airport in Beijing by China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Li Yucheng, and Nigeria’s Ambassador to China, Alhaji Aminu Wali, who will be formally welcomed to China today by President Xi Jinping at a grand ceremony scheduled to hold at the Great Hall of the People.

According to Leadership news, the two leaders and their official delegations will hold bilateral talks at the end of which new agreements and memoranda of understanding will be signed, including an agreement on defence cooperation between Nigeria and China, and an agreement on economic and technical cooperation.

Others are an agreement on finance for the Zungeru Power Plant and airport terminals, and another one on mutual visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports.

At the conclusion of the signing ceremony, President Jonathan and Dame Patience will attend a state banquet to be given in their honour by President Jinping and his spouse.