Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Geoffrey Onyeama, declared on Friday that his country wants "a stronger relationship" with Romania and the revitalization of the joint economic commission between the two countries, Agerpres reports.
Geoffrey Onyeama pointed out that there is a growing interest in the Romanian business environment for Nigeria.
It is a very welcome thing on our part, because we want to promote foreign investment in Nigeria, a very attractive place for business. We hope to attract more and more Romanian businesses. Nigeria is one-fifth of Africa, with a population of 200 million people. A very useful market and I believe that the Romanian business coming to Nigeria will not only have a Nigerian market, but also a bigger market for the entire African market. We have a young population, very skilled in technology, said the Nigerian Foreign Minister.
He stressed that Romania and Nigeria have excellent bilateral relations and appreciated the Romanian educational institutions where Nigerian students study.
We appreciate the solidarity and generosity of Romanians and the Romanian Government towards Nigerian students. We have 5,000 students in Ukraine and due to the crisis there many of them left, some of them went through Romania, so we greatly appreciate the warmth, generosity and hospitality with which you also treated the efforts made by the Romanian educational institutions to absorb some of these students so that they can continue their studies, said the Nigerian official, who also appreciated Romania's efforts in managing the flow of Ukrainian refugees .
Discussions also focused on security and climate change. In this context, the Nigerian official stated that Nigeria wants to prioritize renewable energy.
Clearly, Romania is a partner, a country with which we want to work closely together in all these areas, said Geoffrey Onyeama.
The Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister and his Nigerian counterpart have concluded a memorandum of understanding in the field of diplomatic relations.
We are working together at the consular level to facilitate person-to-person cooperation between our countries, the Nigerian official said.