3rd Africa- EU Summit / Invitation to media
TRIPOLI, Libya, November 29, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 3rd Africa- EU Summit / Invitation to media
What: 3rd Africa- EU Summit
Theme: Investment, economic growth and job creation
Where: Rexios Conference Center: Tripoli, Libya
When: 29- 30 November 2010
Why: The third Africa-EU summit will be the occasion to review the achievements of the Strategic Partnership, to discuss the burning issues of the day and to agree on future priorities for cooperation in light of global challenges and opportunities.
Under the overarching summit theme: “Investment, economic growth and job creation”, leaders will discuss concrete ways to stimulate inclusive growth, to create employment opportunities and to consolidate the recovery from the global financial and economic crisis. The summit will adopt the Action Plan 2011- 2013; which will guide collaboration between the two parties in order to realize the aims of the Africa- EU partnership as espoused in the Joint Africa-EU strategy.
The Action Plan 2011-2013 will focus on the following partnerships:
Partnership 1: Peace and Security
Partnership 2: Democratic Governance and Human Rights
Partnership 3: Regional integration, Trade and infrastructure
Partnership 4: MDGs
Partnership 5: Energy
Partnership 6: Climate change and Environment
Partnership 7: Migration, Mobility and Employment
Partnership 8: Science, Info Society and Space
The summit is also expected to adopt the Tripoli Declaration which will underscore the importance of the partnership and the main areas of collaboration.
Who is attending: The summit will be attended by African and European heads of state and government, ministers, observers and senior officials from both sides.
Context: The Africa- Europe partnership is of strategic significance to both sides. The first summit was held in Cairo Summit in 2000. In December 2007, the second summit was held in Lisbon. The Tripoli summit will therefore seek to review the major achievements realized since Lisbon and adopt an action plan to guide the way forward for the next three years.
Journalists are invited to cover the meeting.
SOURCE
African Union Commission (AUC)
