{"id":6241,"date":"2013-07-09T19:26:39","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T19:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/jonathan-arrives-china\/"},"modified":"2013-07-09T19:26:39","modified_gmt":"2013-07-09T19:26:39","slug":"jonathan-arrives-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/jonathan-arrives-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan arrives China"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2026Hold talks with Jinping Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday arrived in Beijing, China at about 17.30hours (local time).<\/p>\n

Jonathan, who was accompanied by the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, was received at the Capital Airport in Beijing by China\u2019s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Li Yucheng and Nigeria\u2019s Ambassador to the country, Alhaji Aminu Wali.<\/p>\n

His arrival marked the beginning of a five-day state visit to China during which several new agreements would be signed to boost bilateral cooperation between the two countries, particularly in defence, finance, trade, agriculture and communications.<\/p>\n

A statement signed by the President\u2019s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati reads: \u201cThe President would be formally welcomed to China on Wednesday by President Xi Jinping at a grand ceremony scheduled to hold at the Great Hall of the People.<\/p>\n

\u201cThereafter, the two leaders and their official delegations would hold bilateral talks at the end of which new agreements and memoranda of understanding would be signed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese include an agreement on defence cooperation between Nigeria and China, and an agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation. Others are: an Agreement on Finance for the Zungeru Power Plant and Airport Terminals; and an Agreement on Mutual Visa Exemption for Holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the conclusion of the signing ceremony, President Jonathan and the First Lady would attend a state banquet to be given in their honour by President Jinping and his spouse,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n

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