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H.E. Amb Téte António, Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Angola and Chairperson of the Executive Council,

H.E. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission,

H.E. Dr. Gedion Timothewos, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,

H.E. Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission,

Honourable Ministers,

Distinguished Delegates,

Ladies and Gentlemen:

It is an honour to address this Forty-Eighth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council.

 H.E. Gedion Timothewos (PhD), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
 Honorable Ministers and Members of the Executive Council of the Union;
 H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission;
 H.E. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of UNECA;
 Distinguished Vice-Chairperson of the African Union Commission;
 Distinguished Commissioners of the African Union Commission;
 Distinguished Heads and Representatives of the Organs of the African Union;

Honourable Judge Councillor, President of the Constitutional Court of Angola,

Honourable Judges of the Constitutional Court,

Distinguished Representatives of the Conference of African Constitutional Courts,

Distinguished Representatives of International Organisations,

Distinguished Representatives of Civil Society,

Dear guests,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Dear young African women and children,

My dear Sisters Nardos and Mimi,
My dear brother Jean,
Your Excellency Emmanuel Bugingo,

Let me begin by congratulating the team for their unwavering commitment and hard work, which have brought us to this successful conclusion.

As we bring this very important engagement to a close, we do so with a shared sense of accomplishment and confidence. Today, clarity of direction has been affirmed, institutional responsibility has been decisively transferred, and a renewed sense of duty has been firmly set in motion.