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President Buhari delivered a wonderful address
at the Supporting Syria and the Region
Conference in London and held a bilateral
meeting with King of Jordan His Majesty King
Abdullah II yesterday 4th Feb 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in
London called on the global community to give
greater support to countries whose populace
are suffering humanitarian crises caused by
terrorism and civil strife.
Speaking at the Supporting Syria and the Region
conference in the British capital, President
Buhari said that without collective support and
assistance from all well-meaning countries,
companies and organisations, the humanitarian
catastrophe affecting millions of people in
countries like Nigeria and Syria cannot be
successfully addressed.
The President noted that the increasingly
complex and inter-connected security
challenges faced by the global community
necessitate increased international cooperation
in pursuit of effective solutions.
President Buhari strongly condemned the
continuing violence by terrorists against
innocent civilians, abuse of human rights and
destruction of public and private assets and
cultural heritages in Nigeria, Syria and other
countries of the world.
He told the gathering that having experienced
civil war and terrorist insurgency, Nigeria
understands the pains inflicted on the people of
Syria and the hardship that innocent civilians
suffer in the hands of misguided elements.
President Buhari called on all parties involved in
the Syrian conflict to seek a peaceful resolution,
saying that only a political solution could bring
the ongoing tragedy in the country to an end.
Concluding his address, President Buhari
expressed Nigeria’s immense sympathy for the
people of Syria.
“We all stand in solidarity with them.
Despite
the magnitude of our own challenges and the
increasing stress on our economy, I reaffirm our
Government’s commitment to support and
assist the war-affected people of Syria,†he
said.
Participants in the conference included the
British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron,
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, the
Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr.
Ban Ki Moon, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Prime
Minister Erna Solberg of Norway and the Emir of
Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-
Sabah.
Others were the President of the International
Committee of the Red Cross, Mr. Peter Maurer,
the President of the World Bank, Dr. Jim Yong
Kim, the Administrator of the United Nations
Development Programme, Helen Clark and the
High Representative of the European Union,
Federica Mogherini.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
February 4, 2016
President Buhari delivered a wonderful address
at the Supporting Syria and the Region
Conference in London and held a bilateral
meeting with King of Jordan His Majesty King
Abdullah II yesterday 4th Feb 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in
London called on the global community to give
greater support to countries whose populace
are suffering humanitarian crises caused by
terrorism and civil strife.
Speaking at the Supporting Syria and the Region
conference in the British capital, President
Buhari said that without collective support and
assistance from all well-meaning countries,
companies and organisations, the humanitarian
catastrophe affecting millions of people in
countries like Nigeria and Syria cannot be
successfully addressed.
The President noted that the increasingly
complex and inter-connected security
challenges faced by the global community
necessitate increased international cooperation
in pursuit of effective solutions.
President Buhari strongly condemned the
continuing violence by terrorists against
innocent civilians, abuse of human rights and
destruction of public and private assets and
cultural heritages in Nigeria, Syria and other
countries of the world.
He told the gathering that having experienced
civil war and terrorist insurgency, Nigeria
understands the pains inflicted on the people of
Syria and the hardship that innocent civilians
suffer in the hands of misguided elements.
President Buhari called on all parties involved in
the Syrian conflict to seek a peaceful resolution,
saying that only a political solution could bring
the ongoing tragedy in the country to an end.
Concluding his address, President Buhari
expressed Nigeria’s immense sympathy for the
people of Syria.
“We all stand in solidarity with them.
Despite
the magnitude of our own challenges and the
increasing stress on our economy, I reaffirm our
Government’s commitment to support and
assist the war-affected people of Syria,†he
said.
Participants in the conference included the
British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron,
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, the
Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr.
Ban Ki Moon, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Prime
Minister Erna Solberg of Norway and the Emir of
Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-
Sabah.
Others were the President of the International
Committee of the Red Cross, Mr. Peter Maurer,
the President of the World Bank, Dr. Jim Yong
Kim, the Administrator of the United Nations
Development Programme, Helen Clark and the
High Representative of the European Union,
Federica Mogherini.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
February 4, 2016