Statement: Statement by President Barroso following his meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria

On 27 February 2014, the President of European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, met President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the unification of the country. They discussed bilateral and regional issues such as the recent successful conclusion of the negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement with West Africa which will greatly contribute to enhance trade and investment between the EU and Nigeria and about the the challenges to regional security in the Sahel and Central African Republic.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: SPEECH/14/163: A centenary to celebrate in Union and Unity http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-163_en.pdf

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/37: President Barroso meets African heads of State while in Nigeria http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-37_en.pdf

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