EU-African Union ministerial meeting, 21-22 January 2019

Summary:

A meeting at ministerial level between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) was held on 21-22 January 2019.

Further information:

Foreign ministers from both organisations discussed three main themes:

• Political aspects regarding peace, security and governance;
• Economic aspects relating to trade, investment and economic integration;
• Multilateralism, in support of a rules-based global order.

They adopted a joint statement following the meeting. This was the first annual inter-Summit EU-AU ministerial meeting. It was an opportunity to take stock of the implementation of the outcome of the 5th AU-EU Summit, held in 2017.

• Primary Source

News

Reuters, 22.01.19: EU, African Union signal support for contested Congo president-elect https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL8N1ZM49G

Baltic Times, 23.01.19: Estonian formin promotes innovative policies at EU-African Union summit https://www.baltictimes.com/estonian_formin_promotes_innovative_policies_at_eu-african_union_summit/

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Official

Joint communiqué of the European Union - African Union ministerial meeting https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2019/01/22/joint-communique-of-the-european-union-african-union-ministerial-meeting/

French Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Participation of M. Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne in the ministerial meeting (Brussels, 21-22 January 2019) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/european-union/events/article/european-union-african-union-participation-of-m-jean-baptiste-lemoyne-in-the

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