President Goodluck Jonathan would today travel to Brussels as the head of Nigeria’s delegation to the Fourth European Union-Africa Summit scheduled to open in the Belgian capital tomorrow.
Those expected at the summit are the Heads of State and Government of the European Union and Africa, President of the European Council, Mr. Herman Van Rompuy; President of the European Commission, Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso; and leaders of the European Union and African Union Institutions.
The participants are billed to discuss ways of stimulating further growth and creating more jobs in Nigeria and other African countries; education and training; women and youth; legal and illegal migrant flows between both continents; and investments in peace and ways to enhance EU support for African capacities to manage security on the continent, among other things.
The summit is also expected to provide an opportunity for participants to review EU-Africa relations based on the Joint Africa-EU Strategy which was adopted in Lisbon in 2007 and explore options for greater mutually-beneficial cooperation between Africa and Europe.
Presidential spokesperson, Dr Reuben Abati, said the president would be accompanied by the Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen Aliyu Gusau (rtd.), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga who are billed to hold bilateral talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and some other participating heads of state and government before leaving Brussels for Abuja, on Wednesday.
