Ramaphosa gives President Tinubu a warm welcome to Cape Town
Tinubu and Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa gives President Tinubu a warm welcome to Cape Town.
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South-Africa, on Tuesday, received his Nigerian counterpart, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at Tuynhuys in Cape Town, Western Cape, for the 11th Session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between South Africa and Nigeria.
Nigeria’s President Tinubu arrived in South Africa on Tuesday, for the 11th BNC session. The session aims to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries, focusing on various collaborative efforts in economic, security, and cultural spheres.
The BNC will be preceded by a ministerial meeting at the South African Parliament Building in Cape Town.
A statement by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said President Tinubu and President Ramaphosa will engage in substantive talks on a wide range of issues of mutual interest, including bilateral, regional and international matters.
The 11th session of the BNC will feature deliberations across eight working groups, each focusing on a specific area of mutual interest. These include political consultations, consular and migration, banking and finance, defence and security, manufacturing, social sector, mines and energy, and trade and investments.
At the high-level meeting, officials of both countries will sign several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements.
The Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission was established in 1999 to further strengthen the ties of friendship and cooperation between the two nations. The first session at the Heads of State level was held in October 2019 in Pretoria.
The BNC provides a platform for sustaining high-level dialogue and promoting cooperation in critical areas such as diplomacy, economy, trade, security and other areas of mutual interest.
