President Goodluck Jonathan pledged Thursday in Abuja that
Nigeria will remain at the forefront of efforts to promote greater economic and
trade relations between Africa and South America.
Speaking at an audience with Venezuela’s outgoing Ambassador to
Nigeria, Mr. Enrique Fernando Arundell, President Jonathan declared that
Nigeria remains fully committed to developing the Africa-South America Summit
into a more productive platform for the expansion of areas of cooperation
between the two continents.
Recalling his interactions with late President Hugo Chavez at
the 2ndAfrica-South America Summit at Margarita, Venezuela in 2009,
President Jonathan said that it was apparent that the late Venezuelan leader
was also very committed to establishing mutually-beneficial economic relations
between Africa and South America.
Expressing the belief that President Nicholas Maduro will follow
late President Chavez’s footsteps in this regard, President Jonathan said that
Nigeria was ready to work with him and other Heads of State and Government to
“maximally exploit” the potentials for mutual economic benefit inherent in
closer ties between Africa and South America.
The President praised Mr. Arundell’s efforts to enhance the
cordial relations between Nigeria and Venezuela.
“Thank you for the services you have rendered here. You have
done wonderfully well. We will always remember you and your contributions to
development in our country,” he told the outgoing Ambassador.
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