Nigerian President Hails India-Nigeria Long-Standing Friendship
Date
8/24/2022 10:06:36 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the
relationship with India is a long-standing friendship both
politically and economically and it will continue to grow stronger,
Trend reports citing The Print .
The President made these remarks during the meeting with the
visiting Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on
Tuesday.
During the interaction, Minister Muraleedharan extended personal
greetings of PM Modi to the Nigerian President, to which he
reciprocated warmly. The President fondly recalled his association
with India including his visit to India in 2015. It is to be noted
that the President is an alumnus of Defence Service Staff College,
where he did a course in 1973.
“Delighted to call-on President of Nigeria H.E. @MBuhari
Conveyed greetings of PM @narendramodi Ji Pleased to listen to his
fond memories of his course at Defence Service Staff College,
Wellington in 1973 The relationship between both our countries is
stronger today,” Muraleedharan tweeted.
The President appreciated the Minister for visiting Nigeria and
mentioned that his visit has helped in identifying newer areas of
cooperation and to further strengthen the bilateral
relationship.
Earlier, the Minister inaugurated Nigeria-India Business Council
and met the Foreign Minister and Defence Minister apart from
meeting the Indian community and visiting Bharat Mandir in
Abuja.
The visit of the Minister came at an opportune time when the
relationship is growing at a rapid pace. The engagements of the
Minister helped further consolidate the wide-ranging cooperation
between the two Nations.
India and Nigeria enjoy warm, friendly and deep-rooted bilateral
relations. India and Nigeria are large developing and democratic
countries with multi-religious, multi-ethnic and multi-lingual
societies. India as the largest democracy in the world and Nigeria
as the largest in Africa, become natural partners.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, both countries have maintained
close contact and supported each other in their fight against the
pandemic. The MoS's visit will further the momentum of the
high-level exchanges and strengthen cooperation with Nigeria,
bilaterally and in the multilateral fora.
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