The Nigerian –European Union (EU) Ministerial Meeting scheduled to hold between July 1 and 2, 2025, in Abuja, is billed to focus on critical areas of peace, security, trade and investment, humanitarian situation, Science, technology, innovation and digital transition.
According to a statement issued on Saturday by the Delegation of European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS, the meeting of Senior Officials of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the European Union (EU) will be co-chaired by Ambassador Janet Olisa, director, Regions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria and Mr Mathieu Briens, Deputy Managing Director for Africa Department, European External Action Service of the European Union.
Other areas of focus in the wide-ranging discussions include cooperation on multilateral and regional issues such as good governance, Human Development, Health, Education, Social Protection and Migration, Energy, climate change and green economy transition.
Nigeria and the European Union share a deep, long-standing partnership inspired by mutual values and interests as well as support for multilateralism and rule-based international order.
In a similar development, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, in a statement issued by Kimiebi Ebienfa, spokesperson for the foreign affairs ministry, on Saturday said the Nigeria-EU Ministerial Meeting aims to explore and strengthen areas of cooperation.
