Sunday, 7 June 2015

Buhari in Germany, to Hold Talks With Obama, Cameron, Others

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday arrived Munich, Germany, to begin a two-day official visit in which he will participate in the G-7 outreach programme for invited heads of government and global institutions.
Buhari was received on arrival by the Vice Minister-President of Bavaria, Mrs. Inge Aigner.
A statement by the president's Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said Buhari was accompanied on the trip by Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, former Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, Gen. A. Dambazau (rtd.) and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Paul B. Lolo.
Other invited heads of state and international institutions who will join the president  at the working session with G-7 leaders today (Monday) at Elmau, include President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia and Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia.
Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi of Iraq, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, the Secretary-General of the OECD, Mr. Angel Gurria,  Managing Director of the IMF, Mrs. Christine Largarde,  President of the World Bank Group, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, Director-General of the International Labour Organistion, Mr. Guy Rider, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission , Mrs. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, are also scheduled to participate in today's (Monday's) outreach session with G-7 leaders.
Before leaving  Munich for Nigeria  today (Monday), Buhari will hold bilateral talks with the Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada on the sidelines of the G-7 outreach programme.
Buhari, according to the statement, is also expected to meet President Barack Obama of the USA, President Francois Hollande of France, Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain, and other G-7 leaders in the course of the outreach session and a working lunch at the Elmau Castle.
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