UNGA President arrives Nigeria, meets Buhari over insecurity, others
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Ms Maria Espinosa, President of the United Nations General Assembly
arrived Abuja on Monday on a working visit to Nigeria, stating that
addressing the challenges in Africa was a priority of the UN.
Espinosa said that Africa was at the forefront of global development
and her visit to the region for the second time as 73rd President of the
UNGA indicates the interest of the UN in Africa.
She said that in the course of her visit, she would be meeting with
President Muhammadu Buhari, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Women and
Social Development to discuss strengthening bilateral ties.
“It is an honor to meet ministers and the President and strengthen the relationships between Nigeria and the United Nations.
“Basically, we are going to discuss the main challenges of Nigeria
and the need to address the issues of Peace and security together with
the challenges of development and environmental protection.
“I think that Nigeria has shown a great example and leadership in
putting together these factors; climate change, environmental
protection, peace and security.
“When I was elected President of the General Assembly, I promised to
pay special attention to Africa and this is my second visit to Africa
and I hope more will continue before I leave.
“Africa is at the forefront of the future of development and my
presence here has shown how much Africa is important to the United
Nations,” Espinosa said.
She said that her visit to Nigeria was timely with the next President
of the UN General Assembly most likely to be Nigerian as they were
already in the midst of a transition.
Espinosa’s tenure as 73rd president of the UN General Assembly would come to an end in September.
Espinosa who arrived at 7.15 p.m was received at the Presidential
wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by Edward Kallon, UN
Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator to Nigeria.