Federal Government on Wednesday called for deeper ties with China and France to boost investment in infrastructural development and Climate Change across Africa.
Amb. Bolaji Akinremi, Director, Economic, Trade and Investment, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said this in Abuja.
He spoke on the sideline of the virtual meeting centered on preparation for the Africa Infrastructure, Climate Change and Investment Summit (AICIS) + Exhibition, to hold from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, 2023 in Washington DC, U.S.
He described the summit initiative as a worthy idea to promote investment in climate change and infrastructure development, saying such countries should be engaged to achieve targets.
Akinremi said, “You must take along those who have been part of this from the beginning, so you need to engage those countries.
“You need to talk to China when it comes to investment, because when it comes to infrastructure which we need, China has been there for us.
“So, we must bear in mind that China has been a giant, in terms of financing infrastructural development, even outside Africa and this has also set good record.
“When you look at how China has developed, in terms of infrastructure, they are few countries that beat them.
“May be country like Japan, but in terms of modern infrastructure you will have China there.”
The director said there were lots of linkages between infrastructure development and climate change.
