{"id":729078,"date":"2019-10-22T19:10:07","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T19:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/22\/akufo-addo-attends-russia-africa-summit-in-russia-and-nam-conference-in-azerbaijan\/"},"modified":"2019-10-22T19:10:07","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T19:10:07","slug":"akufo-addo-attends-russia-africa-summit-in-russia-and-nam-conference-in-azerbaijan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/22\/akufo-addo-attends-russia-africa-summit-in-russia-and-nam-conference-in-azerbaijan\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo Attends Russia-Africa Summit In Russia, And Nam Conference In Azerbaijan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>President Nana Akufo-Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Tuesday, 22nd October, 2019, to lead the Ghanaian delegation to attend the maiden Russia-Africa Summit, being held in Sochi, Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The Summit is being held to deepen the ties of friendship between the two sides, as well as explore other areas of co-operation to their mutual benefit.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst in Russia, President Akufo-Addo is expected to hold bilateral meetings with the President of the Russian Federation, His Excellency Vladimir Putin, deliver a statement on the floor of the Summit on the theme \u201cFor Peace, Security and Development\u201d, and hold meetings with CEOs of some important Russian enterprises. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The President will leave Russia on Thursday, 24th October, 2019, to attend the 18th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Conference, being held in Baku, Azerbaijan. NAM is a forum of 120 developing world states that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The President was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, MP; the Minister for Energy, Hon. John Peter Amewu; and officials of the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The President will return to Ghana on Saturday, 26th October, 2019, and in his absence, the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, shall, in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution, act in his stead.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Tuesday, 22nd October, 2019, to lead the Ghanaian delegation to attend the maiden Russia-Africa Summit, being held in Sochi, Russia. 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