Vice President Kashim Shettima is to represent President Bola Tinubu at the G77+ Leaders Summit in Havana, Cuba.<\/p>\n
The summit is holding from Sept. 15 to Sept. 17.<\/p>\n
Olusola Abiola, the Director of Information at the Vice-President\u2019s Office, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.<\/p>\n
According to a statement, Shettima will be joining other world leaders, including Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, to deliberate on development issues facing members mostly from the global south.<\/p>\n
He said the summit would also explore proactive ways of addressing challenges facing the development of member states.<\/p>\n
The summit will also discuss how to leverage science, technology and innovation to enhance socioeconomic growth.<\/p>\n
Shettima is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with other world leaders \u201cto promote Nigeria\u2019s trade and investment relations in line with the economic development diplomacy of the Tinubu administration.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Havana Summit is being hosted by the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel, in his capacity as Chairman of the G77 and China, under the theme: Current Development Challenges: The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation.<\/p>\n
\u201cNigeria is a founding member of the G77 group which was established in 1964 by seventy-seven developing countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe group, a coalition of 134 developing countries with 80% of the world population, aims to promote its members\u2019 collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
Shettima was joined on the trip by Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology and Adamu Lamuwa, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n
The contingent left Abuja for Havana on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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