Nigerian Govt Signs Agreement With China Towards Establishing Committee On Diplomatic Ties
The Nigerian government on Tuesday, signed an agreement with China to establish an intergovernmental committee to organize the agreements between the two countries.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama in a meeting on Tuesday with the Chinese Envoy, Wang Yi talked about matters relating to relations between Nigeria and China.
They discussed issues such as railway, education, prisoner-exchange programme, access to vaccines for Nigeria and the health sector.
Foreign affairs minister, Goeffrey Onyeama, while briefing reporters on Tuesday after a bilateral meeting with the visiting Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, said the government is engaging China to help the country access vaccine for Nigeria, noting that China is among the countries that has developed COVID-19 vaccines.
Onyeama noted that China has immensely assisted Nigeria during the emergence of COVID-19, saying China’s donation of protective equipment has positively impacted the nation in the fight against COVID-19 during the first wave.
Meanwhile, the minister has also revealed that plans are underway to have a direct flight from Nigeria to China.
“We want to establish a direct air link with China. We hope that very soon, a Nigerian carrier would be carrying out scheduled flights to China in the not too distant future,” Onyeama said.
Mr. Onyema later took to his Twitter handle to say that both countries have signed an agreement to establish a governmental committee to coordinate and cooperate.
The meeting was attended by the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, as well as the Minister of State for Health, Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora.
