The German Government has imported raw materials worth over 1.3 billion euro (about N205 billion) from Nigeria, Mr. Abdul Rimdap, the Nigeria Ambassador to Germany has said.

Rimdap said on Monday in Berlin that the raw materials were imported in 2009 alone.

He said that the raw materials were petroleum, liquefied natural gas, precious stones and agricultural items such as cereals, hibiscus flower,
cocoa, among others.

He, however, said that in the same year, German exported goods such as machinery, vehicles spare parts, chemicals and electrical goods worth one billion Euros (about N187 billion) to Nigeria.

The ambassador said Nigeria was Germany’s second most important trading partner in Sub-Saharan Africa, after South Africa.

According to him, the two countries have a cordial relationship and had benefited from one another over the years.

He said that in December 2008, Germany imports from Nigeria was N39.5 billion, while its exports to Nigeria were N27.6 billion. News Agency of Nigeria Reports