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Nigeria has been recognised arsenic a state that is fast- rising connected the planetary signifier and its vibrant young population, economical dynamism, and increasing diplomatic voice, person positioned the state to play a captious relation successful shaping solutions to planetary challenges—from peacebuilding to innovation and sustainable development.
Essentially these variables person endeared Nigeria to the hearts of aggregate countries that person indicated involvement to spouse with the state for bid and improvement astir the world, a relation Nigeria has played for the greater portion of its 65 years arsenic an autarkic country.
It was connected this premise that the Ambassadors of the MIKTA countries—Mexico, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Türkiye, and Australia—recognize Nigeria’s value present and successful the aboriginal and are preparing to deepen relations with Nigeria ahead of the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) scheduled for October 8, 2025 successful Abuja.
In enactment with their commitments, MIKTA Ambassadors envisage that this lawsuit volition bring Nigerian stakeholders and MIKTA representatives unneurotic to stock acquisition and perspectives to physique practical, lasting solutions for a much peaceful, inclusive, and sustainable world.
“We are definite it volition beryllium different landmark measurement successful the concern betwixt Nigeria and MIKTA. Our countries whitethorn beryllium acold isolated connected the map, but we are adjacent successful purpose. We judge successful Nigeria’s future, and we’re committed to moving unneurotic to assistance signifier it,” the envoys noted.
The envoys represented by the Chargé d’Affairs of the Republic of Korea (2025 MIKTA Chair) the Ambassador of Mexico, the Ambassadors-designate of Indonesia, and Türkiye, and the High Commissioner of Australia to Nigeria issued a resounding associated connection astir their intentions to prosecute Nigeria successful captious sectors.
“MIKTA is simply a cross-regional radical of proactive, inclusive, antiauthoritarian mediate powers committed to applicable practice and multilateralism. We cognize we stock these cardinal values with Nigeria. That’s wherefore we are deepening our engagement here,’’ the envoys said.
In 2025, nether Korea’s Chairmanship, MIKTA is focusing connected 3 areas highly applicable to Nigeria: peacebuilding, younker empowerment, and sustainable improvement successful enactment with Resolution 1325 connected Women, Peace and Security, which marks its 25th day this year.
“Nigeria has agelong contributed to determination and planetary bid efforts—from ECOWAS missions to section struggle resolution. MIKTA members bring complementary acquisition for planetary peace. We person championed inclusive, community-driven initiatives and led the propulsion for implementation of the UN Security Council.
“We stay committed to the meaningful inclusion of women successful bid processes, recognizing that sustainable improvement cannot beryllium achieved without sex equality. Alongside Nigeria, we person supported UN peacekeeping efforts done assorted forms of engagement.
“The Republic of Korea, MIKTA seat successful 2025, supports the UN Peacebuilding Fund projects successful struggle zones. As the UN turns 80 this year, we are reminded that meaningful planetary advancement depends not conscionable connected power, but connected partnerships similar ours,” the radical noted.
Nigeria’s thrust to execute the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aligns intimately with MIKTA’s agenda, particularly successful vigor access, agriculture, and municipality infrastructure conscionable arsenic MIKTA countries person developed star energy, astute agriculture, and maternal wellness programs successful Nigeria already.
The MIKTA person deployed tremendous efforts and resources and they are poised to bring greenish exertion and astute metropolis expertise to present applicable results wherever they are astir needed. Nigeria has the accidental to alteration its system done greenish exertion and the involution of the MIKTA volition boost the imaginable of the state successful this captious sector.
Investing successful women and girls remains 1 important country for the radical of nations arsenic they determination to mobilize resources to empower each women and girls, arsenic good arsenic extending a helping manus to those surviving successful poverty, which volition pb to a much inclusive and equitable society. Doing truthful not lone creates jobs and opportunities but besides accelerates advancement towards sex equality.
Youth engagement is cardinal to this effort. With implicit 60% of Nigerians nether the property of 25, empowering young radical is not lone an accidental but a necessity.
MIKTA countries person agelong invested successful younker leadership, integer skills, and entrepreneurship. In July 2025, the MIKTA Youth Dialogue was held successful Seoul, bringing unneurotic young voices to signifier ideas connected peace, AI, and inclusive maturation — gathering momentum for aboriginal collaboration and innovation.
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