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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has called on China to increase the amount of the currency swap agreement between the two countries, currently set at $2 billion, African media reported.
This wish was made during a meeting on Thursday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Abuja, specifies the African Press Agency (APA).
In addition to his call for an increase in the amount of their monetary swap agreement, the Nigerian head of state also requested an upward revision of the $50 billion aid envelope promised by Beijing to Africa. last year, deeming it insufficient to meet the continent’s infrastructure needs, indicates the same media.
“The level you approved for Nigeria is inadequate given our program,” Tinubu said of the recently renewed currency swap agreement, worth 15 billion yuan ($2 billion).
During the meeting, the Nigerian president also sought China’s support in obtaining a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
Wang Yi, for his part, reaffirmed Beijing’s support for the Nigerian government’s “Renewed Hope” program and the fight against terrorism in the region, the APA reports.
The Chinese minister also indicated that his country would support the inclusion of an African country in the UN Security Council, calling the current absence “a historical injustice that must be corrected.”
China has also expressed its support for the candidacy of Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for a second term at the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), indicates the African media.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi began an African tour in Namibia on January 6, where he reaffirmed the importance of China-Africa friendship and China’s role as a trusted partner for the continent. . After Namibia, Wang Yi went to Congo, before going to Chad and finally Nigeria, the last stop of his stay on the African continent.
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