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The United States President, Joe Biden, on Tuesday, pledged to reinforce strategic partnerships with Nigeria.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, told State House Correspondents that Biden made the pledge in a phone call to President Bola Tinubu at about 4:00 p.m., on Tuesday.
He said the US president thanked Tinubu for the collaboration between the two countries with regards to law enforcement as well as the release of one of the executives of the cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance, Tigran Gambaryan.
Gambaryan was released last Wednesday after spending eight months in detention for alleged tax evasion and other criminal charges.
The minister added that President Tinubu in turn thanked the U.S. for the collaboration in numerous areas, and asked for cooperation on security in Africa, particularly in West Africa.
Tuggar said: “He equally assured President Biden that the partnership will continue, and he stated that the future of the world relied on Africa, which was why it was important for this partnership to continue.
“The two leaders also discussed the issue of permanent seats and the United Nations Security Council, and President Biden once again assured that the United States is committed to seeing Africa have two permanent seats.
“He also reiterated that he does not see any reason why one of those seats should not belong to Nigeria, given its position in Africa, its stature and its importance.”
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The United States President, Joe Biden, on Tuesday, pledged to reinforce strategic partnerships with Nigeria.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, told State House Correspondents that Biden made the pledge in a phone call to President Bola Tinubu at about 4:00 p.m., on Tuesday.
He said the US president thanked Tinubu for the collaboration between the two countries with regards to law enforcement as well as the release of one of the executives of the cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance, Tigran Gambaryan.
Gambaryan was released last Wednesday after spending eight months in detention for alleged tax evasion and other criminal charges.
The minister added that President Tinubu in turn thanked the U.S. for the collaboration in numerous areas, and asked for cooperation on security in Africa, particularly in West Africa.
Tuggar said: “He equally assured President Biden that the partnership will continue, and he stated that the future of the world relied on Africa, which was why it was important for this partnership to continue.
“The two leaders also discussed the issue of permanent seats and the United Nations Security Council, and President Biden once again assured that the United States is committed to seeing Africa have two permanent seats.
“He also reiterated that he does not see any reason why one of those seats should not belong to Nigeria, given its position in Africa, its stature and its importance.”
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