AUC Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha met the President of the Republic of Serbia, H.E. Mr. Tomislav Nikolic

Belgrade, Serbia, 16 December 2013 – H.E. Erastus J. O. Mwencha, the African Union Commission’s Deputy Chairperson, on Monday 16 December, started a two-day official visit to Belgrade by meeting the President of the Republic of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolic.

The meeting that took place at the Serbian presidency, focused the ways and means to improve and strengthen the good and historical relationships that exist between the Republic of Serbia and Africa; the international relations, particularly the reform of the UN System; as well as the economic international conjuncture and the involvement of Serbia on the capacity building in Africa.

The meeting underlined the necessity to direct investments to the economy in order to generate prosperity and sustainable human development. “We are working on the economic, social and political integration of the continent and we are looking forward to cooperate with Serbia, who left a footprint in Africa during its struggle against the colonialism, and to work together on how to put value”, said Mwencha.

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Mrs. Habiba Mejri-Cheikh, Director of Information and Communication | African Union Commission I E-mail: habibaM@africa-union.org | mejri-cheikh.habiba@hotmail.com I Web www.au.int I Addis Ababa | Ethiopia

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