The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed its commitment towards strengthening diplomatic ties with Nigeria beyond the current state.
UAE’s Minister of State for International Cooperation and Special Envoy to Nigeria, Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, who disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday at the State House, Abuja, after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu, also said she conveyed the UAE President’s letter on the issue to the Nigerian President.
She expressed optimism that both countries would be able to strengthen the bridge between them so that their governments could generate more prosperity to their citizens.
The Minister also described the nature of the message delivered to President Tinubu as both positive and futuristic plans for cooperative partnership between both countries.
Her words: “We are very happy to be here in Nigeria. After several years for me personally, since I’ve come to Abuja, it’s nice to see such a vibrant, beautiful country and to have incredibly successful meetings.
“We are, as you also are aware, expecting to receive the whole world at COP28 in the UAE in about a week’s time and are very committed to ensuring that Nigeria continues to be a strategic partner for the UAE and we continue to work on important issues for the Nigerian people.
“We’re very keen on looking at how we can strengthen our ties more than they already are and we’ve come with a really positive letter to this new Nigerian government.
“The President of Nigeria and the President of the United Arab Emirates met for the first time in September and we are optimistic about all of the great projects we’re going to be working with you on.
“We are pleased to have an audience with the President and this delegation has been formed under the guidance and instruction of His Highness, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, and the President of the UAE we’re here to deliver a very promising, positive and futuristic plan for cooperative partnership between our two countries.
“I hope that we would be able to strengthen the bridge between our two countries and bring more prosperity to our two nations.
“Both UAE and Nigeria are blessed with a lot of resources. The most important is the human resources we both have nd we’ve tried to build on what we already have between our two nations”.
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
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