DECISION ON THE FIRST AFRICAN UNION CONFERENCE OF
MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR HYDROCARBONS
(OIL AND GAS) - DOC. EX.CL/311 (X)
The Assembly:
TAKES NOTE of Executive Council recommendations on the First Conference of African Union Ministers responsible for hydrocarbons (Oil and Gas) held in Cairo, Egypt, in December 2006;
ADOPTS the Cairo Declaration and Plan of Action on African Cooperation and Solidarity in the area of hydrocarbons;
URGES Member States to support the establishment of the African Petroleum Fund;
REQUESTS the Commission, in collaboration with the African Development Bank (ADB) and other development partners to implement the measures contained in the Cairo Declaration and Plan of Action.