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president muhammadu buhari on Friday
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urged leaders of the global South to
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agree on a common agenda on ways to
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reduce the increasing burden of debt and
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inflation on that region of the world
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addressing the global South virtual
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Summit the president expressed optimism
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that the meeting hosted by India in its
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capacity is the voice of the South will
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address issues of climate change food
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security and access to energy
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this huge debt burden has significantly
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derailed many countries development
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plans the effect of the covid-19
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pandemic in the Russia slash Ukraine
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conflict has further aggravated the
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in this regard I wish to advise fellow
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leaders to agree on a common agenda to
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enable us to put forward our Collective
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demands to the global North through
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India as voice of the South
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I would urge India to further intensify
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efforts to facilitate the flow of
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foreign direct investment to the global
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South using its leverage as president of
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G20 the Nigerian leader said
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expressing appreciation to the prime
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minister of India Narendra Modi for
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inviting him to participate in the
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summit president buhari noted that the
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global South was driven by historical
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ties and sense of deep solidarity in
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pursuit of Bridging the Gap between the
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he described as very commendable the
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initiative to convene the summit
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entitled the voice of the global South
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under the theme Unity of voice and unity
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he hailed India's emergence as voice of
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the global South considering the role
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the country played during its two-year
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terms at the United Nations security
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Council and the humanitarian gesture had
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extended during the covid-19 pandemic
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excellencies it is in line with the
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vision of one Earth one family one
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future that India calls for this Summit
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bringing together leaders of the South
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to share their perspectives and
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priorities on a common platform ahead of
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the G20 Summit later this year
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Nigeria is in full support of this Noble
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initiative and hope that the outcome of
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the summit will be given top priority at
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the G20 meetings president buhari said
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leaders of India Kazakhstan Ecuador
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Donna Sri Lanka Suriname and Peru
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delivered statements at The Summit
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at View's exclusive rights femi adesina
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