President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday arrived in Paris, the French capital, for a one-day official visit as a guest of President Emmanuel Macron, at the Palais de llyse.
According to an issued statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari will afterwards attend the three-day Paris Peace Forum (PPF), which holds between November 11 and 13.
The President is expected to meet with his French counterpart during the official visit today, Wednesday, to discuss issues of mutual interest for both countries, particularly on strengthening economic ties, improving partnership on security.
From Thursday, President Buhari will join world leaders, heads of international organisations, leaders of civil society and the private sector at Grande Halle de La Villette to strategise on better governance for a world of peace.
The President is scheduled to speak at the event, to share the peculiarity of the Nigerian experience with the world, and efforts undertaken to promote peace.
Those expected to speak at the forum include President Macron, US Vice-President Kamala Harris, and Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, amongst other prominent leaders
The world leaders will also review 80 projects designed to improve peace across the globe and ensure more harmony for more impact on the global economy, responding to the urgency of climate change, fake news and the challenge it poses on journalism and cyber security.
