Foreign Affairs Minister Participates in Work of 40th Session of Executive Council of the African Union

On 2 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad, Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, participated in the work of the 40th session of the Executive Council of the African Union, held in Addis Ababa on 02 and 03 of this month.

This ministerial meeting, prepared for the African Union Summit, will discuss a number of reports and activities related to ways of implementing the Agenda 2063, such as the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the activation of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and a number of reports related to the structural reform of the African Union Commission.

The Minister is accompanied on this mission by our Ambassador in Addis Ababa and Permanent Representative, to the African Union, Ambassador and Director of the African Union and Regional Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad, and Assistant Director of Protocol at the Ministry.