According to statement released by the president's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the president will also participate in an official working visit to Ankara, the capital city, on the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey.
According to his statement, "In
Ankara, the President will have a tete-a-tete with his Turkish
counterpart while delegations from both countries will hold discussions
in various fields including defence cooperation, security, educational
and migration issues.
"The
Nigerian leader will also visit the Grand National Assembly of the
Republic of Turkey in Ankara where he will meet with the Speaker, Ismail
Kahraman.
"While in Istanbul,
the Turkish commercial centre, President Buhari will use the occasion of
the D-8 Summit to bolster warm and growing ties across a broad range of
areas of cooperation with leaders of the D8-member countries, namely
Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey.
"The
Summit with the theme, "Expanding Opportunities through Cooperation’",
will among other things, focus on cooperation in the areas of
agriculture, trade, transport, energy and increased private sector
participation among member-countries.
"During
the ninth Summit of the D-8, which will also mark the 20th anniversary
of the organisation established to improve the developing countries'
positions in the world economy, the President will highlight the
significant show of confidence in Nigeria's business environment and
economy.
"He will also affirm
Nigeria's resolve to work with D-8 member-countries on many key areas,
including peace and security, economy and trade.
"At the end of the Summit, the Heads of State and Government will adopt a Communiqué, also known as the 'Istanbul Declaration'."
Adesina
also disclosed that the president will be accompanied by cabinet
ministers and top government officials including the Comptroller-General
of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali.
Ali's
inclusion in the president's delegation is believed to be in connection
with the recent spate of importations of firearms into the country that
has originated from the shores of Turkey.
He is expected to meet with relevant security leaders to reach a solution to the troubling development.
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