Nigeria and China have signed a joint agreement towards strengthening exchanges and bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, YUSUF TUGGAR, and his counterpart, WANG YI, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, disclosed this in their joint statement in China.

YI is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

The two ministers, who co-chaired the first Plenary Session of the China-Nigeria Intergovernmental Committee, signed the statement centered on joint efforts by both countries to promote regional and world peace.

According to both ministers, their agreement will advance their respective departments of security operations, trade, police enforcement, enhance their capacity, safeguard national sovereignty and security interests.

The two officials reviewed the positive outcomes achieved since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Nigeria over the past 50 years.

The ministers expressed both governments commitment to intensifying efforts to protect the rights and dignity of each other’s citizens living in its country and create business-friendly environment for their business.