Tinubu holds bilateral talks with Chinese Special Envoy

President Bola Tinubu is in a bilateral meeting with Chinese Special Envoy led by the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, Peng Qinghua, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The team, which arrived the Villa around 3:30pm, represented the People’s Republic of China at the Presidential inauguration ceremony on Monday.

Though the details of discussions at the meeting was not disclosed to the media, it was believed it would centre around strengthen relations between Nigeria and China under the Tinubu administration.

The delegation include the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun and his deputy.

The President on Monday evening, after the inauguration ceremony, held similar meetings with envoys and heads of missions of some countries, including those of the United Kingdom, United States, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Brazil, South Korea, Israel, Cape Verde, Somalia and Nicaragua.