Buhari hosts envoys of Iran, China, Morocco, others

The President-Elect, Maj. Gen.
Mohammadu Buhari(retd.), on
Wednesday, received some foreign
dignitaries at his temporary
residence at the Defence House,
Abuja.
Ambassadors of China, Israel, Iran,
Morocco and Equatorial Guinea,
were among the early callers at the
residence.
The Ambassador of the Peoples
Republic of China to Nigeria, Mr. Gu
Xiaojie, spoke to reporters after
emerging from his meeting with
Buhari.
He said his meeting with the
President-Elect was primarily to
convey China’s best wishes and
deliver a special message from
China’s President as well as discuss
issues of mutual interest between
the two countries.
Xiaojie said, “We came to present
the best wishes and regards from
our President and people of China
to the President-elect.
“China and Nigeria are going to
further our cooperation. As part of
our desire for collaboration with
Nigeria, I discussed with the
President-elect some of the
potential areas of investment.
“We plan to invest in such areas
like agriculture, infrastructure and
other projects that are tailored to
impact positively on the lives of the
people of Nigeria.
“I have also come to convey a
message from the Chinese
government that is ready to work
with the incoming APC
administration headed by Buhari,
to further improve on the existing
strategic partnership between both
countries.
“We want to elevate our relations
to a new height and develop it in a
mutually beneficial manner, based
on what we have achieved in the
past decades.”
The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria,
Uriel Palti, also expressed Israel’s
preparedness to build upon the
existing cordial relationship it has
with Nigeria.He said, “There is a
kind of new democratic inspiration
in Nigeria and all over Africa. The
people of Isreal congratulate the
president-elect and the Vice
President-elect. We hope to
continue with the great
relationship between Nigeria and
Israel.“We discussed the need to
continue with the good
relationship between the two
countries. We didn’t go into specific
areas