Barack Obama
News on Top following the deliberate snub of Nigeria during his three-nation visit
in Africa last June, there are indications that United States President,
Barack Obama, may soon meet President Goodluck Jonathan to discuss
matters of mutual interest to both countries.
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Wendy Sherman, who
met with Jonathan at the State House yesterday, disclosed the likelihood
of the two leaders meeting but did not give details on when and where
the meeting would take place.
Sherman, who is leading a delegation to the US-Nigeria Bi-national
Commission meeting, said: "Our presidents will likely meet soon. I will
leave that announcement to the President of the United States and the
President of Nigeria."
"I have given him a letter from President Barak Obama and he was
gracious enough to accept it and we look forward to working further on
the basis of the letter," he added.
Noting that "Nigeria is a very important country, not only here on the
continent but around the world", having served on the Security Council
of the UN "and it is likely to do so again in future", he indicated that
all these, in addition to its leadership role in the Committee on
Democracy and peacekeeping within the ECOWAS, it is a partnership that
is important to us.
"Secretary Kerry had a meeting with President Jonathan in Addis Ababa
at the AU summit and so we look
for every opportunity to strengthen our relationship," he added.
for every opportunity to strengthen our relationship," he added.
On the Bi-national Commission, Sherman said: "It is really an
invaluable tool for the two countries to work together for a strong
relationship between them and to support Nigeria as it moves forward to
meet all the challenges before it.
"The issues before the bi-national commission range from security to governance, education, and agriculture.
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