2024 United States (U.S.)-Nigeria Binational Commission Concludes In Abuja
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U.S.
Deputy Secretary of State
Kurt M. Campbell and
Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar co-chaired
the sixth round of the U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission
(BNC)
in Abuja on April 29-30, 2024.
Established in 2010, the
BNC
is the
premier
platform of
official
engagement between
the
Governments of the United States and Nigeria to expand cooperation and advance shared goals
and Democratic values.
This year's BNC built on the
strong foundation
agreed
during the January 23,
2024,
meeting between President Bola Tinubu and Secretary of State Antony
J.
Blinken in Abuja,
as
well as
the momentum from the last BNC held in Washington,
D.C.
in
February 2020.
This year's
BNC
featured
five
working groups
covering
a range of issues
to
advance
our
mutual interests, reaffirming
the robust bilateral cooperation
enjoyed by
the United States and Nigeria.
The
groups
focused on
the U.S.-Nigeria partnership in
shared prosperity;
security cooperation;
democracy,
governance
and accountability;
health;
and movement of people.
Additionally, the BNC
included
four
discussions
on
expanding
our cooperation
to
identify
solutions to improve outcomes
in the areas of:
cybercrime,
the African Growth and Opportunity Act, food security, and growth in the digital economy and emerging technologies.
The U.S. delegation
welcomed
Foreign
Minister
Tuggar's
vision for
the future of
Nigeria's
foreign policy as laid out in his
4D doctrine of Democracy, Development, Demography, and Diaspora. The
two sides
discussed
how U.S.
assistance
could
augment
Nigeria's
efforts in these areas.
The U.S. delegation announced
a visit of the President's Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement to Nigeria in July.
The U.S. delegation also announced a major symposium in Washington,
D.C.
in October to bring together American and Nigerian technology leaders.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria.
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