President Muhammadu Buhari during a condolence visit to the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and the President of the UAE at the Presidential Palace on Friday “expressed his determination to do more to ensure the growth and intensification of the strategic partnership between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).”
This was disclosed by the Presidency in a press release via its official Twitter handle on Monday.
The press release read in part: “In a short interaction with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the new Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the UAE during a condolence visit to the Presidential Palace on Friday, President Buhari expressed his condolences and that of Nigeria on the demise of the late President Sheikh Khalifah and congratulated the new President on his election.
“President Buhari expressed the hope that under Sheikh Mohamed the two countries will continue to actively champion a vision of sustainable security, strengthen counterterrorism cooperation, facilitate trade and investment, and promote prosperity and development.
“In the 7 years of the [Buhari’s] Presidency, the 2 countries have actively conducted bilateral dialogues leading to several agreements & MoUs that have paved the way for further cooperation, mutual understanding & progress in many aspects of their bilateral relations.
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