DECISION ON THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM ON THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
INDEPENDENCE OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Doc. Assembly/AU/12(XVII) Add.2
The Assembly,
TAKES NOTE of the proposal by the Government of the Republic of Benin on the establishment of a Group of Experts in charge of ensuring the effective implementation of the principles spelt out in the Manifesto of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Independence of African Countries;
WELCOMES the pertinence of the conclusions of the deliberations of the International Symposium held in Cotonou, Benin, from 16 to 20 November 2010;
RECOGNIZES the crucial importance of the cooperation agreements established between Member States of the African Union and other regions of the world with a view to strategic partnership;
ADOPTS the proposal of Benin and REQUESTS the Commission in collaboration with the Permanent Representatives’ Committee to take all necessary measures to implement this Decision.