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Jonathan Arrives Beijing

President Goodluck Jonathan arrived in Beijing at about 17.30hours (local time) on Tuesday to begin a state visit to China during which several new agreements … Continue reading Jonathan Arrives Beijing


President Goodluck Jonathan arrived in Beijing at about 17.30hours (local time) on Tuesday to begin a state visit to China during which several new agreements will be concluded and signed to boost bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and China in areas such as defence, finance, trade, agriculture and communications.

President Jonathan who was accompanied by the First Lady, Patience Jonathan was received at the Capital Airport in Beijing by China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Li Yucheng and Nigeria’s Ambassador to China, Aminu Wali.

The President will be formally welcomed to China on Wednesday by President Xi Jinping at a grand ceremony scheduled to hold at the Great Hall of the People.

Thereafter, 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.

These include an agreement on defence cooperation between Nigeria and China, and an agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation. the president is about now receiving briefings from the various ministers on their expectations from tomorrow when the various meetings will commence.