Nigeria Set to Host EU Senior Officials Meeting in Abuja
Abuja (Core Reporters) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the Senior Officials Meeting between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the European Union (EU) will hold on July 1st and 2nd in Abuja. The agenda of the very important meeting is to prepare for the upcoming Nigeria – EU Ministerial Meeting and to explore areas of cooperation.
The Senior Officials Meeting will be co-chaired by Ambassador Janet Olisa, Director, Regions Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria and Mr. Mathieu Briens, Deputy Managing Director for Africa Department, European External Action Service, European Union.
The agenda of the meeting is expected to entail wide-ranging discussions that would focus on various aspects of the Nigeria – EU partnership, such as:
– Cooperation on multilateral and regional issues, Peace, Security and Governance, Humanitarian situation and Trade and Investment.
Other areas of focus include, Human Development: Health, Education, Social Protection; Science, technology, innovation and digital transition,- Migration and Energy, climate change and green economy transition among others.
Nigeria and the European Union share a deep, long-standing partnership inspired by mutual values and interests as well as support for multilateralism and rule-based international order.
