Top Chinese legislator Wu Bangguo met with visiting Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua here on Friday, pledging to advance bilateral strategic partnership.
Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), said the two countries witnessed smooth development of bilateral relations since establishing diplomatic ties, with fruitful cooperation in various fields and frequent high-level visits.
China and Nigeria have increased the bilateral cooperation in agriculture, industry, infrastructure, electric power, telecom and manufacture fields. Wu said this injected vitality into China-Nigeria relations.
Wu said China attached great importance to relations with Nigeria, and was ready to work with Nigeria to further advance the bilateral strategic partnership.
As to the parliamentary cooperation between the two nations, Wu said the NPC valued the relations with Nigerian parliament, and would keep the momentum of close exchanges, in an effort to push for the China-Nigeria strategic partnership in an all-round manner.
Yar'Adua said Nigeria and China witnessed sound growth of bilateral strategic partnership. Nigeria cherished the relations with China, and expected to become an important cooperative partner of China in Africa.
Yar'Adua hoped that the cooperation between the two nations would set a good example for Africa-China cooperation.
Nigeria was willing to further increase cooperation with China in electric power, energy, infrastructure and other fields, he said, noting that Nigeria would also enhance party-to-party exchanges and parliamentary cooperation with China, so as to promote the all-round growth of Nigeria-China strategic partnership.
Yar'Adua is on a four-day official visit to China, which is also his first tour to the country.