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\nOne curious omission from America\u2019s version of the conversation, is the invitation of Buhari to Washington DC at a \u201cmutually convenient\u201d day.<\/p>\n
The White House has published details of the phone conversation that took place between US President Donald Trump and President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday.<\/p>\n
The White House Press Secretary and Communications Director, Sean Michael Spicer confirmed on Tuesday, \u200ethe phone call between the two leaders.<\/p>\n
However, the readout was released on the official website of the US Government.<\/p>\n
\nOne curious omission from America\u2019s version of the conversation, is the invitation of Buhari to Washington DC at a \u201cmutually convenient\u201d day.<\/p>\n
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, had released the Nigerian version immediately after the call.<\/p>\n
THE READOUT<\/p>\n
President Donald J. Trump spoke this week with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria to discuss the strong cooperation between the United States and Nigeria, including on shared security, economic, and governance priorities. President Trump underscored the importance the United States places on its relationship with Nigeria, and he expressed interest in working with President Buhari to expand the strong partnership. The leaders agreed to continue close coordination and cooperation in the fight against terrorism in Nigeria and worldwide. President Trump expressed support for the sale of aircraft from the United States to support Nigeria\u2019s fight against Boko Haram. President Trump thanked President Buhari for the leadership he has exercised in the region and emphasized the importance of a strong, secure, and prosperous Nigeria that continues to lead in the region and in international forums.<\/p>\n
The details of Trump\u2019s Call with President Jacob Zuma of South Africa was also published.<\/p>\n
It read: \u201cPresident Donald J. Trump spoke this week with President Jacob Zuma of South Africa to discuss ways to expand cooperation and trade between the United States and South Africa. President Trump highlighted the strong bilateral trade ties between the two countries and expressed interest in identifying new, mutually beneficial opportunities for trade. President Trump also suggested that the United States and South Africa do more to collaborate on shared security interests, including the fight against terrorism. Both leaders agreed to continue dialogue on these priorities and find ways to deepen the bilateral partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The White House has published details of the phone conversation that took place between US President Donald Trump and President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. The White House Press Secretary and Communications Director, Sean Michael Spicer confirmed on Tuesday, \u200ethe phone call between the two leaders. However, the readout was released on the official website of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,29,28,14],"tags":[34,38,173,65],"class_list":["post-4638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-homepage-english","category-policy","tag-apc","tag-election","tag-parties","tag-pdp"],"yoast_head":"\n