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President Jonathan to attend D-8 summit in Pakistan
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja, the Nigerian capital city, on Tuesday night for Islamabad, Pakistan, to attend the summit of Heads of State and Government of the Group of Eight Developing Nations (D-8) which opens there on Wednesday, according to press statement issued here Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati.
President Jonathan will be accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, the Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the press statement indicated.
Besides participating in the summit of the D-8 which was established in 1997 to foster developmental cooperation amongst member-countries, President Jonathan will also hold bilateral meetings in Islamabad with the Presidents of Pakistan, Malaysia, Turkey, Iran and Egypt.
The D-8 nations are Nigeria, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Paskistan, Malaysia, Turkey, iran and Egypt.
The objectives of the organisation include promoting trade and economic cooperation amongst its members, improving member states’ position in the global economy, diversifying and creating new opportunities for them in international trade relations, enhancing their participation in decision-making at the global level, and improving the standards of living of people in the eight member-countries.
Jonathan will meet with Nigerians living in Pakistan before returning to Abuja on Friday.
-0- PANA PR/VAO 19Nov2012
President Jonathan will be accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, the Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the press statement indicated.
Besides participating in the summit of the D-8 which was established in 1997 to foster developmental cooperation amongst member-countries, President Jonathan will also hold bilateral meetings in Islamabad with the Presidents of Pakistan, Malaysia, Turkey, Iran and Egypt.
The D-8 nations are Nigeria, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Paskistan, Malaysia, Turkey, iran and Egypt.
The objectives of the organisation include promoting trade and economic cooperation amongst its members, improving member states’ position in the global economy, diversifying and creating new opportunities for them in international trade relations, enhancing their participation in decision-making at the global level, and improving the standards of living of people in the eight member-countries.
Jonathan will meet with Nigerians living in Pakistan before returning to Abuja on Friday.
-0- PANA PR/VAO 19Nov2012
