Deputy Chairperson of the AUC to hold a press conference on the outcomes of the 13th AU summit

 

TRIPOLI, Libya, July 7, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The 13th African Union Summit was held in Sirte, Libya, from June 24 to July 3rd 2009, under the theme “investing in agriculture for economic growth and food security”. During this 13th Ordinary Session, the African Heads of State and Government discussed the challenges of agriculture in Africa, African common positions on several issues such as Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA), abuse of the principle of universal jurisdiction, the participation of Africa at the G8 Meeting in L’Aquila, Italy, administrative and financial matters and adopted the transformation of the African Union Commission into an African Union Authority.

 

In this regard, the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Erastus Mwencha, will hold a press conference on the outcomes of the 13th Summit on Thursday 9 July 2009 at 16h00.

 

The press conference will be held at the Media Center of the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

 

SOURCE 

African Union Commission (AUC)