July 23, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, will on Sunday, depart Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at two major international Summits in Rome, Italy and St Petersburg, Russia.
It is his first international engagement since his inauguration on May 29.
A statement by Director, Information, Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola, said Shettima would be in Rome to join other world leaders for the first Stocktaking Moment (STM) Summit themed “Transforming Food Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity,” holding from Monday, July 24 to Wednesday, July 26.
During the summit, the Vice President will chair a high-level session themed “Innovative Financing for Food System Transformation: the Case of Nigeria”.
The event is being organised in collaboration with the Rome-based UN Agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP), as well as the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub and wider UN system.
“Shettima will then proceed from Rome to St. Petersburg in Russia to represent the President at the Russia-Africa Summit scheduled from Wednesday, July 26 to Saturday, July 29.
“While in Russia, the Vice President will join other political and business leaders at the 2nd Russia–Africa Summit and Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum focused on strategising to enhance relations between Russia and the African continent, among other benefits.
“Also, Vice President Shettima will participate in bilateral meetings with representatives of relevant Russian senior government officials and business leaders to discuss relations between Russia and Nigeria,” the statement added.
The Vice President will be accompanied by senior government officials from Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
He is expected back in the country a the end of the week.
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