Leader of the Revolution, Chairman of the African Union Opens 15th Ordinary Session of AU Executive Council .

   
                                                  RCM.30.06.2009                                                               

Sirte-28.6.2009(JANA) The Leader of the Revolution, Chairman of the African Union opened in the city of Syrt, birthplace of the African Union the 15^th Ordinary Session of the AU Conference.
At the outset of the meeting, the Chairman of the Executive Council, Secretary of African Affairs at the Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation Bureau said the Council was honoured to be opened by the Leader.
In the welcoming statement, the Secretary said "on your behalf, we welcome the Leader of the Revolution, appreciating his initiative to honour the opening session... and we will be happy to listen to what he has to say.
The Chairman of the African Union Commission Jean Ping said the council was honoured by the Leader's appearance, expressing the commission's appreciation of this gesture, before he invited the Leader to formally open and preside over the session.
He also expressed his and the commission's appreciation and gratitude for the hospitality with which delegates were received, and invited the Leader to address the Executive council.
The Leader of the Revolution addressed the meeting stressing the need to establish the Union's authority and that this matter comes into being as of this meeting at the level of the AU Executive Council.
The Leader said there should be enough courage to shoulder responsibility towards taking preliminary steps to establish the Union's authority because there is no time to be wasted on the future of Africa. He said there was a chance that the unity of Africa was materialized especially after the world began to form up in big spaces with common currencies and markets and that many are questioning why is it that the African unity was not realized despite the passage of ten years since the African Union was established..
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