THUR, SEPT 14 2023-theGBJournal |Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived Havana, Cuba, ahead of the G77+China Leaders’ Summit where he will be representing President President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the G77+China Leaders’ Summit.
He will be joining other world leaders, including the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres at the Summit to deliberate on development issues facing members mostly from the global south.
The Summit will equally explore proactive ways of addressing challenges facing the development of the member-states leveraging science, technology and innovation to enhance socio-economic growth.
On the sidelines of the summit, the Vice President is expected to hold bilateral meetings with other world leaders to promote Nigeria’s trade and investment in line with the economic development diplomacy of the Tinubu administration.
The Havana Summit is being hosted by the President of Cuba, Miguel Daiz-Canal in his capacity as Chairman of the G77 and China, under the theme; ”Current Development Challenges: The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation.”
Nigeria is a founding member of the G77 Group which was established in 1964 by 77 developing countries. The group-a coalition of 134 developing countries with 80% of world population, aims to promote its members’ collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations.
The Vice President is accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Adamu Lamuna, amongst others.
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