{"id":65936,"date":"2022-06-03T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T14:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/spain-trip-buhari-departs-madrid-after-3-day-visit"},"modified":"2022-06-03T17:02:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T16:02:43","slug":"spain-trip-buhari-departs-madrid-after-3-day-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/spain-trip-buhari-departs-madrid-after-3-day-visit","title":{"rendered":"Spain trip: Buhari departs Madrid after 3-day visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Muhammadu Buhari departed Madrid, Spain, on a return journey to Abuja on Friday at the end of a three-day state visit.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s aircraft took off from the Torrejon Airbase, Madrid, at about 8.20 a.m. local time for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari is expected to be at the weekly Friday Juma\u2019at prayer at the Aso Villa in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>He met with President Pedro Sanchez as well as the Spanish monarch, His Majesty King Felipe VI, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>At the meeting with President Sanchez, Nigeria and Spain signed nine Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding covering a Treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and the transfer of sentenced persons and extradition.<\/p>\n<p>Others were on economic and commercial cooperation, tourism, sports, health, the fight against COVID-19 and science and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, President Buhari attended a Political and Business Leaders Forum, jointly organised by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, the Ministry of Trade, and the Confederation of Employers.<\/p>\n<p>At the meeting, the Nigerian leader alerted European countries to look toward Africa for a solution to the resources supply challenges currently facing the global economy.<\/p>\n<p>He also challenged Spanish investors to take advantage of Nigeria\u2019s tax-free environment and limitless expatriate quota at the nation\u2019s Free Trade Zones to boost Nigerian-Spanish trade and economic opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, for quite a number of decades, Spain has been one of Nigeria\u2019s most important trade partners.<\/p>\n<p>He said Spain had been a major importer of Nigeria\u2019s crude oil, noting that Nigeria\u2019s exports to Spain stood at $4.8 billion in 2020 whilst Spain\u2019s exports to Nigeria increased from $97.2 million in 1995 to $517 million in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Also, on Thursday, President Buhari hosted representatives of the Nigerian community in Spain, including professional footballers and some Spanish investors with interests in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari departed Madrid, Spain, on a return journey to Abuja on Friday at the end of a three-day state visit. The president\u2019s aircraft took off from the Torrejon Airbase, Madrid, at about 8.20 a.m. local time for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. 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