President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Nigeria and South Africa must ority to intra-regional trade and play leading roles in boosting inter regional trade in the continent.
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Jonathan made this known on Tuesday at the start of the Nigeria/ South Africa Business Forum which took place in Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday.
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According to the president, the forum which has been long overdue, is expected to bring significant improvement to trade and investment between Nigeria and South Africa .
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"My aspiration is that the vision of President Jacob Zuma and I will be realised in the near future,'' Jonathan said.
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Deliberations at the forum focused on mines, power, banking, finance, oil and gas.