Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi
Osinbajo on Sunday night left for Austria, to participate in the Africa-Europe
High Level Forum with other African and European Heads of States and Government
holding in Vienna, between Monday, December 17, and Tuesday, December 18.
This was contained in a press
statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-president on Media
and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande.
According to the statement,
Osinbajo would be speaking on the theme: ‘Taking cooperation to the digital
age’ at the High-Level Forum, hosted by the Austrian government on behalf of
the European Union and the African Union.
“The High-Level Forum will
promote innovation and digitalisation according to the organizers in the EU and
AU, as important enablers of our future development, so that everyone can
benefit from the ongoing digital transformation.
“The forum aims at assessing how
current partnerships between Africa and Europe contribute to this goal,
complementing the ongoing implementation of the joint declaration of the 2017
Abidjan Summit between the African Union and the European Union, which, among
other things, highlighted the importance of unlocking the potential of the
digital economy for Africa and Europe. It also aims at contributing to the
Africa-Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs.
“During his trip to Vienna, Prof.
Osinbajo would hold a town-hall meeting with the Nigerian community in Austria;
and also attend several bilateral meetings with European government leaders,
including the Prime Minister of Czech Republic, Andrej Babis; Prime Minister of
Finland, H.E. Juha Petri Sipilä; the Federal Chancellor of Austria, His
Excellency, Sebastian Kurz; and the UK Minister for Africa, Harriet Baldwin”,
the statement said.
It added that Osinbajo would also
use the opportunity to meet with top officials of the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation before returning to Nigeria on Tuesday.
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