President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has sent his congratulatory message to the Nigeria President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his election victory, and also invited him on icvisitvian sit, to strengthen bilateral relations, between the two countries.
In a congratulatory letter signed by him, the Ukranian leader expressed happiness t the peaceful conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria and especially praised the victory of Asiwaju Tinubu as the next President of Nigeria, promising that his country is committed to further strengthening with Nigeria.
However, he seized the opportunity to open his invitation to the President-elect to visit Ukraine on a State Visit as soon as he assume office after the aftinaugurationhis n on May 29, 2023.
“Please accept my sincere congratulations on your election as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria!
“Despite extremely difficult testing times, caused by the full-scale armed aggression of Russia against our State, Ukraine is determined to further strengthen cooperation with Nigeria at the bilateral level and within the framework of international organizations.
“We are grateful for your country’s support of the Resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization, Principles of the UN Charter, underlying a comprehensive, just, and, sustainable peace in Ukraine. I count on the active participation of Nigeria in its practical implementation.
“We see the further provision of global food security, of which Ukraine was and remains a reliable guarantor at the global level, as an important direction of cooperation.
“The fulfillment of this task will be facilitated by the successful implementation of the Ukrainian initiative “Grain from Ukraine”, which is designed to significantly increase the supply of grain to African countries, to tone.
“Taking this opportunity, I invite you to pay an official visit to Ukraine at a time convenient for you. I am confident that your visit will strengthen the dialogue between our countries and contribute to the further consolidation of joint efforts of the international community aimed at solving the urgent challenges of today, in particular, the crisis in Russia reRussiag the guarantee of world food security,” he wrote.