President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Accra last Monday for Belgium\u00a0 to attend the meeting of the United Nation\u2019s Advocacy Group of Eminent Personalities on the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n
He will undertake other international engagements in the United States of America (USA) and Germany.<\/p>\n
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President Akufo-Addo is attending the meeting of UN Advocacy Group in his capacity as co-chairperson of the group<\/p>\n
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While in Belgium, President Akufo-Addo will meet with the Norwegian Prime Minister, Ms Erna Solberg, who is also a co-chair of the UN Advocacy Group on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n
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\u00a0The President will also hold separate meetings with the Belgian Prime Minister, Mr Charles Michel; and President of the European Commission, Mr Jean-Claude Juncker.<\/p>\n
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At the opening of the 2017 European Development Days (EDD), Europe’s leading forum on international co-operation and development, he will deliver an address on the theme \u201cMaking Gender and the Youth the Private Sector\u2019s Business\u201d<\/p>\n
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United States<\/strong><\/p>\n
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In the US, President Nana Akufo-Addo will participate and address the UN Oceans Conference, the high-level UN Conference being held in New York to support the Implementation of SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (Life under Water).<\/p>\n
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The President will also have his first formal meeting with UN Secretary-General, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres.<\/p>\n
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Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n
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In Germany, President Akufo-Addo will pay a courtesy call on the German Chancellor, Ms Angela Merkel, and participate in the G-20 Africa Partnership Summit, being held in Berlin to deliberate on Germany\u2019s \u201cMarshall Plan\u201d for Africa.<\/p>\n
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He will also deliver a speech on the theme \u201cGhana, Africa\u2019s Rising Star\u201d, at an event organised by the Konrad Adenaeur Stiftung.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 President Akufo-Addo will then pay a two-day private visit to the United Kingdom, and return to Ghana on Saturday, June 17, 2017.<\/p>\n
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The President will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey and officials of the Presidency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration .<\/p>\n
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