Decision on the Africa-Europe Dailogue

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
EX.CL/Dec.260 (VIII)
Regional Body / Author
Executive Council of the African Union
Date
21 January 2006
Language
English
Type
Decision

DECISION ON THE AFRICA-EUROPE DIALOGUE
Doc.EX.CL/240 (VIII)

The Executive Council:

  1. TAKES NOTE of the report of the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Africa-Europe (EU) Troikas held in Bamako, Mali on 2 December 2005, which reviewed the issues as contained in the Cairo Declaration and Plan of Action;

  2. ALSO TAKES NOTE of the EU Strategy for Africa which complements the African Union Strategic Plan;

  3. COMMENDS the Africa-EU Ministerial Troikas for the efforts being made on a number of issues of interest to both sides;

  4. UNDERLINES the need to maintain issues of priority to Africa within the context of the Africa-EU dialogue;

  5. DECIDES that the Africa-EU Ministerial Troikas should continue to strengthen the Africa-EU Dialogue and seek ways that could lead to the revitalization of the Follow-up Mechanism provided for in the Cairo Declaration with a view to holding the Africa-EU Summit in the near future;

  6. INVITES the experts from both sides (Africa/Europe) to develop a joint implementation matrix and study the EU Strategy with a view to translating it into an action plan.

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