President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday depart Abuja to join European and other African leaders as well as heads of multilateral organisations at the sixth European Union-African Union Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

The president’s media aide, Garba Shehu, confirmed this development in a statement.

Mr Shehu said the Summit, which will be held February 17 and 18, will have the participants deliberate on themes currently affecting the world.

He listed areas of focus as “financing for sustainable and inclusive growth; climate change and energy transition, digital and transport (connectivity and infrastructure); peace, security and governance; and private sector support and economic integration.’’

Others include education, culture and vocational training, migration and mobility; agriculture and sustainable development and health systems and vaccine production.

The presidential aide added that Mr Buhari would use the opportunity of the meeting to have other bilateral engagements.

He disclosed that the president would be accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, Minister of State for the Environment, Sharon Ikeazor.

The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Rufai, and the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, will also be part of the entourage.

The president is expected back in the country on Saturday. 

(NAN)