Malabo, June 26, 2014 (SPS) - The 23rd Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union kicked off today, Thursday, at Sipopo Conference Center in Malabo, capital of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, in the presence of the President of the Republic Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz.
Held under theme "agriculture and food security", the opening session listened to the speeches of Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mariano Rajoy, president of Spanish government, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, secretary general of the United Nations, Mr. Teodoro Obiang Nguema, president of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, president of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and current president of the AU, Mr. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, president of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
In her welcoming speech, Dr. Dlamini-Zuma highlighted the efforts undertaken by Member States of the African Union to put into reality the theme of the summit, namely "agriculture and food security".
Several delegations representing world governments organizations are present in the summit.
The summit is attended by a high-level Saharawi delegation led by the President of the Republic Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz and comprised of Mr. Mohamed Salem Ould Salek, minister of foreign affairs, Mrs. Khira Bulahi, minister of vocational training, employees and public function, Mr. Mhamed Khaddad, coordinator with the MINURSO, Mohamed Al-Ouali Akeik, minister of occupied territories, diaspora and national rural, Mr. Bulahi Sayd, minister of construction and urbanization of liberated territories, Mr. Naama Jomani, minister of development, Mr. Hash Ahmed, minister delegate for Latin America, Mr. Hamdi Abeiha, minister delegate for Africa, Mr. Laman Baali, ambassador in Ethiopia and permanent representative to the AU, Mr. Abdati Breika, advisor to the presidency of the Republic, Mrs. Mbarka Al-Mahdi, head of the parliament's external relations committee.
President Mohamed Abdelaziz and the delegation accompanying him arrived yesterday, Wednesday, in Equatorial Guinea, where they received at Malabo International Airport by Prime Minister Mr. Vicente Ehate Tomi, in addition to some officials in the government of this country.
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