September 13, (THEWILL) – Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu, at the G77+China Leaders’ Summit in Havana, Cuba.
Olusola Abiola, Director of Information at the Office of the Vice President, in a statement, said the summit is scheduled for 15th to 17th September, 2023.
The Vice President will join other world leaders including the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Gutteres, at the Summit, to deliberate on developmental 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.
Also, Vice President Kashim, will on the sidelines of the Summit, hold bilateral meetings with other world leaders to promote Nigeria’s trade and investment relations, in line with the economic development diplomacy of the Tinubu administration.
The Havana Summit is being hosted by the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, 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 seventy-seven 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 was accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abubakar Kyari; Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Adamu Lamuwa, among others.
