Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama
Nigeria’s federal government on Friday met with envoys of the G7 countries in Nigeria, expressing worries over the Russian-Ukraine conflict with a call for peace to resolve the conflict.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, met with the envoys on Friday in Abuja, saying that the Nigerian government called for peace and the use of diplomacy in resolving all differences.
Onyeama said Nigeria does not condone the approach of aggression by Russia, calling on Russia to pull back.
“Peace and diplomacy to be prioritised by both sides.
“We support every effort being made to stop the aggression and Russian troops to return to Russia,” Onyeama said.
Speaking to journalists after the closed-door meeting, German Ambassador to Nigeria, Birgitt Ory, who is also chair of the G7 Group, appreciated the African Union on its statement on the situation.
Ory, who also commended Nigeria for putting in its weight, said Nigeria is a very important voice that the world needed to hear.
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