On Sunday, Vice President Sen. Kashim Shettima will depart from Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at two significant international Summits in Rome, Italy, and St. Petersburg, Russia.
This information was disclosed by Mr. Olusola Abiola, the Director of Information at the Office of the Vice President, in a statement released in Abuja.
In Rome, Shettima will join other global leaders at the first Stocktaking Moment (STM) Summit with the theme “Transforming Food Systems for People, Planet, and Prosperity.” The Summit is scheduled to take place from Monday, July 24, to Wednesday, July 26.
During the Summit, Shettima will also chair a high-level session focused on “Innovative Financing for Food System Transformation: the Case of Nigeria.”
He added that the side event titled ”Scaling up Multi Stakeholders Collaboration and Investment in the Implementation of Food Systems Transformation Pathways in Nigeria”.
Abiola further mentioned that the event is a collaborative effort with Rome-based UN Agencies, including the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP). Additionally, the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub and the broader UN system are also involved in organizing the event.
“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 strategizing 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.” he said.
He added that Shettima will be accompanied by senior government officials from various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies during his trip. The Vice President is anticipated to return to the country by the end of the week.
