President Buhari has urged members of the international community and investors to take advantage of Nigeria's diversity in human and natural resources for investment, noting that youth development, integration and employment remain a priority for his administration.
Speaking at a
ceremony to receive the Letters of Credence of the Ambassadors of Belgium,
Mauritania, Austria and Norway at the Presidential Villa on Thursday November
12, President Buhari said.
“Nigeria is
ready to pursue broader dialogue, as well as enhance cooperation and
collaboration on the basis of constructive mutual respect and a shared vision
for our future.’’
As you may
know, Nigeria is an ethnic and culturally diverse society with various
opportunities which we seek to creatively utilise for the benefit of our
people. We are also a country with a huge population which is predominantly
youthful.
These pose
peculiar new challenges of their own. As Nigeria relates with your countries,
it is our expectation that we should leverage on the advantages that can yield
positive results in youth development in our country.’’
The
Ambassadors who presented their Letters of Credence to the President are Mr
Daniel Bertrand, Ambassador of Belgium, Mr Amedi Camara, Ambassador of
Mauritania, Mr Thomas Schlesinger, Ambassador of Austria and Mr Knut Eiliv
Lein, Ambassador of Norway.
According to
a statement released by Femi Adesina, President Buhari said Nigeria enjoys very
good bilateral relations with the respective countries and had collaborated at
the multilateral level to achieve targets set by several international
conventions and treaties.
“Allow me to
offer you my sincere congratulations as you commence your diplomatic duties as
defined by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. As we celebrate its
60th anniversary, next year, it is my hope that you will carry out your
respective mandates to improve existing cordial relations between our countries
consistent with the provisions of this time-honoured convention.’’ President
Buhari said.
The President
told the ambassadors that there was a need to enhance the existing cordial
relations in the interest of citizens and countries.
“Nigeria
shares common problems of insecurity, impact of climate change and
socio-economic challenges common among nations. Notwithstanding these
challenges, efforts are being made to sustain our position to overcome these
difficulties. I invite you to partner with us to address these challenges.
As a global
family, we are impacted by several other common challenges like terrorism,
insurgency, climate change, population explosion, human trafficking,
corruption, poverty, and now the global health pandemic which Coronavirus
represents considering its mayhem across the world.’’ he said.
President
Buhari told the envoys that the challenges underscore the need for the
international community to make concerted efforts at resolving them in the
interest of common humanity.
“The survival
of humanity depends on our efforts to enhance our cooperation to attain the
goals of global peace and economic prosperity.’' he said.
In his
remark, on behalf of others, the Ambassador of Belgium thanked the President
for making out time to receive the Letters of Credence in spite of the peculiar
situation created by the COVID-19, assuring that all the ambassadors will make
the most of the opportunity to enhance relations in economics, commerce, and
socio-cultural issues.
“Your
Excellency, we are at your disposal to strengthen and narrow the ties, not only
in economic and commercial issues, but also in cultural terms,’’ he added.
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