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[JANA-1.5.2008)] The Secretary of the AU affairs at the
General Peoples Committee for Foreign Liaison and
International Cooperation met last Thursday in Tripoli with
the ambassadors of African nations accredited in the Great
Jamahiriya as part of periodical meetings to follow up the
march of the African Union.
During
the meeting which was attended by the Under-Secretary for
Administrative and Financial Affairs and the Head of the
African Department, the Secretary highlighted the
outstanding progress Africa has achieved in the completion
process of the structures of the African Union for the
eventual establishment of the United States of Africa.
He said
the meeting comes as a further step by the Great Jamahiriya
to strengthen the AU as a step towards the establishment of
the United States of Africa which will enable Africans to
solve their problems and achieve development and progress.
The
secretary reviewed progress achieved in meetings devoted to
opening the African Development Bank in Tripoli, the African
Central Bank in Nigeria, and the African Monetary Fund as
well as the establishment of the African Rapid Deployment
Force in some areas of the continent as a step in the right
direction.
The
Secretary noted the efforts being made to convene the AU
Executive Assembly in Arusha, Tanzania to discuss the
provision regarding the promotion of the structures of the
union and the establishment of the United States of Africa
as stipulated by the Addis Ababa session.
The
Secretary mentioned the Summit of the Ten set up by the AU
which will be hosted by the Great Jamahiriya to discuss the
reform of the United Nations under the chairmanship of
Sierra Leone in addition to the CEN-SAD Summit meeting to be
held in Benin in the coming period
The
secretary called for closer cooperation in the fight against
poverty and famine and the realization of development
underscoring the benefit of working together, citing the
success in ending the rebellion in the Comoros as a result
of the ad hoc force set up by AU led by Tanzania and with
the membership of Great Jamahiriya, Senegal and Sudan.
The
ambassadors renewed their appreciation of the effort being
exerted by the Leader of the Revolution for the sake of
peace, security and prosperity in the continent. |
