Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 31 August, 2015 (SPS) - Minister of Defense Mohamed Lamine Buhali is participating in the regional meeting of AU ministers of defense on the strengthening of the capabilities of rapid deployment of AU peacekeeping forces, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 31 August to 1 September 2015.
The minister of defense is participating in this meeting at an official invitation from his Ethiopian counterpart Siraj Fegeta as his country is the host of the event.
The ministers of defense, the military experts, and the leaders of peacekeeping operations in Africa discuss during this meeting the mechanics of reaching conclusions and recommendations to enhance effectiveness in the field of rapid deployment capacities of the peacekeeping forces, as well as obtaining new commitments from the member states to raise the level of performance of the current peacekeeping missions and improve its performance in the future. (SPS)
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