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President back home from AU Meeting
Accra, Oct. 5, Ghanadot/GNA – President John Agyekum Kufuor
returned home on Friday from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he
held a consultative meeting with the African Union (AU)
Commission.
Briefing newsmen on arrival, Mr Andrew Awuni, Presidential
Spokesperson said President Kufuor, in his capacity as the
AU Chairman held consultation with the Commission on
pertinent matters, including recent attacks on AU
Peacekeepers in Darfur, Sudan.
He said the visit coincided with that of Chancellor Angela
Merkel of Germany who held discussion with President Kufuor.
He quoted President Kufuor as saying that, the AU was not
deterred by the attacks in Darfur and called on the United
Nation (UN) to expedite action on the deployment of
hybrid-peacekeeping force to Darfur.
President Kufuor reiterated the AU position that all AU
members should be unconditionally invited to the oncoming
European Union Summit, which would be held during the latter
part of this year.
He said President Kufuor also held discussions with
President Menez Zenawi of Ethiopia on a wide range of issues
on the continent.
At the airport to meet the President were Ministers of
State, government officials and the Chief of Defence Staff,
Lieutenant General J.B. Danquah.
GNA
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