President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with visiting Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte.
A number of treaties are expected to be signed at the end of bilateral consultations between Nigerian officials and the Netherlands delegation.
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Oji Ngofa, said that the visit would provide an opportunity to attract more Dutch investments to Nigeria, particularly in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors.
He said that Rutte was accompanied by a trade delegation made up of Chief Executive Officers of Dutch companies operating in Nigeria as well as prospective investors.
“This visit affords us the opportunity to assess the state of our bilateral relations which I believe is very cordial and to also look at all the areas that we have agreed to partner for mutual benefits.
“Having this visit for me at this level is very gratifying. It is the best thing to happen to us as a country.
“The Dutch have a very powerful and competitive economy; they are the second largest producers of food and agricultural products in the world.
“They are advanced in innovation and technology, especially in the area of agriculture, which we can leverage on, and with our involvement with them, in investment and trade, we have a lot we can benefit from them,” Ngofa said.
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