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Africa, EU Troika
ministerial meeting opens
Accra, Oct. 31, Ghanadot/GNA - The Africa
and European Union Troika Ministerial Meeting, which seeks
to deliberate on issues concerning peace and security,
governance and regional integration opened in Accra on
Wednesday.
The meeting further seeks to deepen discussions on joint
strategy and actions that would be considered and adopted by
heads of state and government when they meet in Lisbon,
Portugal, in December this year.
Opening the meeting, Mr Akwasi Osei-Adjei, Minister of
Foreign Affairs Regional Integration and NEPAD, recalled the
vision of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in achieving a more united and
integrated United States of Africa which would be strong and
powerful player in the affairs of the world.
Mr Osei-Adjei noted that currently the African Union was
engaged in the process of transforming its political and
socio-economic aspirations to take its rightful place in the
world.
"We recognize the importance of moving this process forward,
hand-in-had with our genuine and strategic partners such as
the European Union."
He said Africa attached great importance to the summit
because it would deepen the bond of friendship and ties
between them and their European counterparts through a sober
reflection on challenges and weaknesses.
Mr. Osei-Adjei stressed the need for an all inclusive and
active participation so that the outcome of the
deliberations would serve as a signpost for their collective
commitments to their development agendas.
Mr Luis Amado, Portuguese Foreign Minister on Joint EU,
African Strategy, noted that developing states had not been
able to tackle issues confronting them hence the need to
develop broad and multi-lateral strategies in that
direction.
He cited India, China, USA and Brazil as some of the
countries that had been able to enforce their global agenda.
Mr Amado stressed the need to create new paradigm for Africa
and called for stronger partnership that would move
countries forwards and ensure fair and neutral way in
tackling global issues.
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