FG to deepen ties with China, France, on climate change, investments

<p>The Federal Government on Wednesday called for deeper ties with China and France to boost investment in infrastructural development and Climate Change across Africa.</p>, <span>Amb. Bolaji Akinremi, Director, Economic, Trade and Investment, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (NAN)</span>, <p>Amb. Bolaji Akinremi, Director, Economic, Trade and Investment, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said this in Abuja.</p>, <p>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.</p>, <p>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.</p>, <p>Akinremi said, “You must take along those who have been part of this from the beginning, so you need to engage those countries.</p>, <p>“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.</p>, <p>“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.</p>, <p>“When you look at how China has developed, in terms of infrastructure, they are few countries that beat them.</p>, <p>“May be country like Japan, but in terms of modern infrastructure you will have China there.”</p>, <p>The director said there were lots of linkages between infrastructure development and climate change.</p>, <p>He also advised that measures be taken to deepen ties with France in the area of climate change investment, to achieve meaningful growth.</p>, <p>“When it comes to investment generally, particularly climate change, France is leading in this area.</p>, <p>“Talk about innovative financing, you cannot leave the country out of that equation, you need to leverage what they have done.</p>, <p>“This is why I spoke about