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Buhari to attend EU-AU summit in Cote d’Ivoire

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President Muhammadu Buhari will be leading a delegation of governors, ministers and senior administration officials at the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on November 28-29, 2017. 
President Buhari will use the occasion of the Summit to reiterate Nigeria’s readiness to work with African and European countries to address the challenges affecting both continents, such as peace and security, said Femi Adesina, presidency spokesperson in a statement Monday.

The Nigerian leader will attend the official luncheon to be hosted by the government of Cote d’Ivoire in honour of visiting Heads of State and Government and other delegations.

The President will participate in working sessions on the Summit theme: “Investing in the Youth for a Sustainable Development,” and on the margins of the Summit, meet with a number of African Heads of State and their European Union counterparts. 

According to the organizers, 83 Heads of State representing 55 African countries and 28 European countries are slated to attend this high-level meeting. 

Delegations from partner countries, the African Union Commission, the European Union Commission, regional and international organizations, will also participate at the Summit.

The governors of Akwa Ibom and Bauchi States and some ministers are among the top government officials that will accompany President Buhari.

 

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