President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday arrived China for the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) holding on September 3 – 4.
The president was received by top Chinese government officials including the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Zhou Pingjian.
According to the President’s official Twitter account, “During the 6-day official visit, PMB is expected to join President Xi Jinping to witness the signing of an agreement on the $328m National Information & Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone Phase 11 (NICTIB 11),between Galaxy Backbone Limited & Huawei Technologies Ltd”.
Also, “During the 6-day official visit, PMB is expected to join President Xi Jinping to witness the signing of an agreement on the $328m National Information & Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone Phase 11 (NICTIB 11),between Galaxy Backbone Limited & Huawei Technologies Ltd”
PMB will join President Xi and other African leaders for roundtable sessions which will essentially discuss the report of FOCAC since the 2015 Jo’burg Summit, including the implementation of the “ten cooperation plans” adopted at the last meeting.
He will also meet with a delegate of Nigerians living in China.