Paris: President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday held a private working lunch with the French President, Emmanuel Macron, at the ‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬¦¡¬°lys©e Palace in Paris.

According to News Agency of Nigeria, the meeting is part of Tinubu’s itinerary during his 10-day working vacation in Europe, which includes stops in France and the United Kingdom.

Presidential spokesperson, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the development in a captioned photograph made available to NAN on Wednesday in Abuja. NAN reports that a working private visit is defined as a trip that is mainly private or personal, but during which the visitor carries out some official or work-related activities.

President Tinubu announced on his official X handle @OfficialABAT that his discussions with President Macron focused on reviewing and strengthening key areas of cooperation between Nigeria and France. “Had a productive lunch with President Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron today at the ‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬¦¡¬°lys©e Palace. We reviewed key areas of cooperation between Nigeria and France and agreed to deepen our partnership for mutual prosperity and global stability,” the Nigerian leader wrote.

President Tinubu departed Abuja on Sept. 4 for France on a working vacation. Onanuga had noted that the trip formed part of the President’s official annual leave for 2025.