The need to combat the deadly COVID-19 pandemic and other global challenges by collective efforts of international communities was reiterated yesterday by Mr President Muhammadu Buhari.
This was made open at the reception of letters of Credence of new ambassadors of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Argentina at the presidential Villa, Abuja.
Represented by the Special Adviser to Mr President on Media and publicity, Femi Adesina quoted Mr President Buhari saying; “We have common challenges that impacts so much on our countries, which include terrorism, insurgency, climate change, population explosion, human trafficking, corruption, poverty, and proliferation of small arms and light weapons.
“On top of all these, the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has come with different strains that pose additional challenge to the initial outbreak. These challenges underscore the need for the international community to work even more in concert to collectively identify appropriate ways and means to globally resolve these challenges.”
The ambassadors who presented their Letters of Credence, are Ihab Moustafa, Arab Republic of Egypt;Faisal Ebraheem Alghamdi, Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Alejandro Miguel Francisco Herrero, Republic of Argentina.
The President recapitulated to the Ambassadors the readiness of Nigeria “to work with you all to achieve global peace, food security and sustainable environment.”
Speaking on behalf of others, Ambassador Ihab Moustafa expressed appreciation to the President for receiving them and accepting their letters of credence.
