Buhari off to Paris for talks

Since his inauguration on May 29, President Muhammadu Buhari has received a number of invitations from world leaders who have expressed interest in helping him succeed in his assignment.
This time around, he will leave Nigeria tomorrow (Monday) to Paris on a three-day official visit on the invitation of the French President, Mr. Francois Hollande, where both leaders will discuss security and economic issues, among other things.
According to a statement by his spokesperson, Mr. Femi Adesina, the president will be accompanied on the visit by the National Security Adviser, Major-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd.), the Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Ministries of Defence, Finance, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Industry, Trade and Investment as well as the Chief Executives of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council.
Upon his arrival in Paris, President Buhari will hold talks with President Hollande and other senior French Government officials on bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and France in the areas of defence, security, trade and investments.
The meeting with president Hollande would hold at the Elysee Palace on Monday evening.

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Afterwards, President Buhari and his team will also confer with the French Minister of Defence, Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French Minister of Finance and Public Accounts, Mr. Michel Sapin, the French Minister of Economy and Industry, Mr. Emmanuel Macron and the French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, Mr. Laurent Fabius.
The President will also visit the Headquarters of MEDEF, France’s largest federation of investors and employers, where he will participate in a France/Nigeria Investment Forum with leading Nigerian and French entrepreneurs.
President Buhari will also confer with the Chief Executive Officers of leading French multinational companies such as Total and Lafarge on their current and future investments in Nigeria.
President Buhari’s other engagements in Paris included a meeting with African Ambassadors to France and an interactive session with members of the Nigerian community.
The president is expected to round off his visit on Wednesday and return to Abuja.

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