China hands over new ECOWAS headquarters to sub-regional bloc ​

China connected Tuesday handed implicit the ECOWAS Headquarters gathering it constructed successful Abuja arsenic a landmark awesome of friendship, determination cooperation, and shared improvement with West Africa.

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Yu Dunhai, during the handover ceremonial said the task marked a historical infinitesimal successful the three-decade narration betwixt China and the West African bloc.

According to him, ties betwixt some sides had continued to flourish connected the principles of communal respect, equality, communal payment and win-win cooperation.

“I deliberation this is going to beryllium a humanities infinitesimal successful the past of the affable practice betwixt China and ECOWAS. This is simply a large milestone,” Yu said.

He said China and ECOWAS had deepened governmental trust, strengthened applicable cooperation, supported bid and stability, and promoted people-to-people exchanges implicit the years.

Yu described the analyzable arsenic a modern, intelligent and multifunctional installation that would amended the effectiveness of the ECOWAS Commission.

“The palmy handover of this gathering is going to heighten the operational capableness of the ECOWAS Commission and besides supply a level for subordinate states to illustration the aboriginal of determination development,” helium said.

The envoy reiterated China’s practice exemplary with Africa, saying it was based connected sovereignty, non-interference and nary governmental conditions attached.

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