Idowu Patrick<\/p>\n
Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima will today depart Abuja to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at two major international Summits in Rome, Italy and St Petersburg, Russia.<\/p>\n
In a statement signed and released by Olusola Abiola
\nDirector Information in the
\nOffice of the Vice President<\/p>\n
At the Rome event, the Vice President will join other global leaders for the first Stocktaking Moment (STM) Summit themed \u201cTransforming Food Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity,\u201d holding from Monday, 24th to Wednesday, 26th July.<\/p>\n
During the Summit, Vice President Shettima is expected to chair a high-level session themed \u201cInnovative Financing for Food System Transformation: the Case of Nigeria\u201d and the side event on \u201dScaling up Multi Stakeholders Collaboration and Investment in the Implementation of Food Systems Transformation Pathways in Nigeria,\u201d<\/p>\n
The event is being organized in collaboration with the Rome-based UN Agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and World Food Programme (WFP), as well as the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub and wider UN system.<\/p>\n
Vice President Kashim Shettima will then proceed from Rome to St. Petersburg in Russia to represent the President at the Russia-Africa Summit scheduled from Wednesday, 26th to Saturday, 29th July.<\/p>\n
While in Russia, the Vice President will join other political and business leaders at the 2nd Russia\u2013Africa Summit and Russia\u2013Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum focused on strategizing to enhance relations between Russia and the African continent, among other benefits.<\/p>\n
Also, Vice President Kashim Shettima ill participate in bilateral meetings with representatives of relevant Russian senior government officials and business leaders to discuss relations between Russia and Nigeria.<\/p>\n
Vice President Kashim Shettima who is accompanied by senior government officials from Ministries, Departments and Agencies, is expected back in the country at the end of the week. The statement said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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