国际英语资讯:Interview: China-Nigeria ties at a very satisfactory win-win level: Nigerian president_时事

国际英语资讯:Interview: China-Nigeria ties at a very satisfactory win-win level: Nigerian president

ABUJA, Sept. 1 -- Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says China has proved to be a willing ally in Nigeria's developmental efforts, describing cooperation between the two countries as one that is growing "at a very satisfactory win-win level."

In an interview with Xinhua in Abuja, Buhari said his government gladly embraced the vast opportunities the relationship between the two countries offered in reversing Nigeria's infrastructural deficits.

"Nigeria has deficiencies in roads, rail, power, agriculture, healthcare, name it. And China has advanced well in all those areas and more so, in the best interest of our country and her people, we took the helping hand offered by China through assistance for development, and we are progressing well now," the president said ahead of his visit to China for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit scheduled for Sept. 3 and 4 in Beijing.

Buhari said China has proved to have the financial and technical capacity and goodwill to help Nigeria achieve its infrastructural development goals, thereby expressing his country's genuine wishes to upgrade cooperation with China.

He further hailed fruitful China-Nigeria cooperation, saying Nigeria currently has many projects on stream in different sectors including rail, power, health, and agriculture, while some others are in the pipeline due to the growing mutually beneficial ties.

Nigeria's participation in the FOCAC will focus on the upgrading of Nigeria-China relations, said the president who is leading more than 20 top government officials to the Beijing Summit.