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Nigeria’s Jonathan to attend UN Meeting on HIV/AIDS
Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan is in US to attend the UN high level meeting on HIV/AIDS. The President, who arrived at J. F. Kennedy International Airport with his wife, Mrs Patience Jonathan, Monday night, will address the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday and the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. He was received by the Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof. Joy Ogwu; and Nigeria’s Ambassador to US, Prof Ade Adefuye. Also on hand to receive the president were the Permanent Secretary Foreign Affairs Ministry, Dr Martin Uhomoibhi, and the President's Special Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Thaddeus Hart. President Jonathan will address the Security Council meeting on the impact of HIV and AIDS epidemic on international peace and security. The meeting is expected to be chaired by President Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, which holds the Rotating Presidency of the Security Council for the month of June. Ondimba will also deliver a statement at the opening ceremony of the high-level meeting on HIV and AIDS at the General Assembly. Talks with Obama The Nigerian President will on Wednesday afternoon, hold talks with US President Barack Obama at the White House, Washington D.C. After the meeting with Obama, he will return to New York to attend a meeting of Heads of State and Governments on AIDS, health and sustainable development. Mr Jonathan is also scheduled to have a bilateral meeting with the President of Gabon and a luncheon and interactive session with Nigerians in the UN system. The president, who is making his first visit outside the country after his inauguration last month for a four-year term, is expected to launch the Global plan for the Elimination of HIV mother to child transmission with former US President, Bill Clinton on Thursday.
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