| dc.description | The 18th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU kicked off on 29 January 2012 at the new African Union Conference Center (AUCC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, holding under the theme: “Boosting Intra-African Trade.”
The opening ceremony of the 18th AU Summit was presided over by the outgoing Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. This was Mr. Mbasogo’s last day as AU Chairperson, as the Heads of State were due to elect another Chairperson in the rotating Chairmanship of the Union.
The Assembly of Heads of State, holding for the very first time in the plenary of the new AUC, was an inaugural meeting in the presence of several personalities, including Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations; the Deputy Chairperson of the AUC, Mr. Erastus Mwencha, the Commissioners of the AUC; representatives of AU Organs and Missions; former Heads of State; former Secretary Generals of the Organization of African Unity (OAU); the Diplomatic Corps; representatives of the international community and guests.
Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, was addressed at the opening ceremony. | en |
| dc.title | Opening Ceremony of the 18th African Union (AU) Summit | en |
| dc.title.alternative | “Boosting Intra-African Trade” | en |
| ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa | en |
| ags.publisherName | UN. ECA | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-12T08:02:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-12T08:02:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-01-29 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855.1/2739 | |
| uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
| uneca.language.supported | en | |
| dc.contributor.other | Africa Union Commission | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | AFRICA | |
| dc.format.medium | JPEG | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.type | Photo | |
| ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa | |
| ags.creatorConference | UN.ECA Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Commission(18th: 2012, JAN. 29-30:Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | INTRAREGIONAL TRADE | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | REGIONAL COOPERATION | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | ECONOMIC INTEGRATION | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 02.04.00 DEVELOPMENT | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 07.01.00 GENERAL INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRADE POLICY | |
| ags.descriptionNotes | Conference | |
| ags.rights.TermsOfUse | Public | |
| ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
| ags.creatorConferenceCategory | Other Conferences | |
