President Bola Tinubu arrives Paris for the Global Financing Pact Summit

 By: News Peddlers

President Bola Tinubu In Paris [photo credit:CHANNELS] 

In preparation for the Summit on New Global Financing Pact, which will be hosted by President Emmanuel Macron, President Bola Tinubu arrived in Paris, France, on Tuesday.

After the plane landed at 6.47 p.m. local time, President Tinubu was greeted at the airport by Ambassador Kayode Laro and other top government representatives from the Nigerian Embassy and French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On Wednesday, President Tinubu will receive comprehensive briefings on Nigeria's position on the summit, the scheduled side meetings with leaders and multilateral organisations, and other topics from Ambassador Laro, Permanent Secretary Adamu Lamuwa, and other officials.

The president will participate in a two-day summit, June 22nd and 23rd, that looks at opportunities to restore fiscal space to countries that face difficult short-term financial challenges, especially the most indebted, mobilize innovative financing for countries vulnerable to climate change and economies struggling with the effects of Covid-19 and energy crisis.

Dele Alake

Special Adviser to the President

Special Duties, Communication and Strategy

June 20, 2023