Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is set to begin a three-day official visit to France from tomorrow.
“President Buhari is expected to arrive Paris tomorrow on a three Day official visit to France at the invitation of President Francois Hollande of France,” his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, wrote this afternoon on his Facebook wall.
Shehu, has already arrived Paris, France, said: “The meeting is expected to strengthen and consolidate bilateral relations between Nigeria and France in areas of Defence, Security, Trade and Investments.
“While in France, President Buhari will 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.
“On Security: 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.”
•Photo shows President Buhari.
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