September 03, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are currently engaged in bilateral meeting in Beijing, China.
The meeting is part of the China-Africa Collaboration Summit expected to attract more foreign direct investment to Nigeria.
President Tinubu departed Abuja on Thursday, for Beijing on an official visit, making a brief layover in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, told State House correspondents that the official visit would afford President Tinubu and Xi Jinping opportunity to enter several Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) on behalf of their countries.
“The MOUs will involve agreements in deepening cooperation, in green economy, in agriculture, in satellite technology development, in media enterprise development and promotion, as well as blue economic development and national planning cooperation.
“This is going to be part of a broader engagement where the two heads of state will discuss matters of mutual interest across, not just the economy, but also on issues of national, regional and international security”, he said.
