ADDIS ABABA, Feb 3 (NNN-ENA) — The 14th Summit of the African Union (AU) heads of state and government here has unanimously nominated Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to again represent Africa in international fora in future global climate conferences.
The AU Summit, which ended here Tuesday, commended the same leading role played by Meles on behalf of the continent at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in december last year which witnessed tough negotiations involving many stakeholders.
Meles presented a report on the negotiations and outcome of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference to the AU Summit on Monday and the African leaders expressed their appreciation to Meles for his outstanding contribution to maintain and further the benefits and interests of Africa.
The Summit also endorsed the Copenhagen Accord. Each member state should report their consent individually for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Meles maintained his role to represent Africa as chief negotiator in upcoming climate change conferences in Mexico this year and in South Africa in 2012 consecutively.
Meanwhile, the AU Summit at its third day of deliberation Tuesday called for concrete action to be taken against the Eritrean government which is still busy destabilizing the region after being sanctioned by the UN Security Council.
The governments of Djibouti and Somalia said although the UN Security Council had imposed sanctions on Eritrea, the country was continuing to send insurgents across its borders. They urged the AU and international community to establish a strong organization for the enforcement of the sanctions to halt the mutinous act of the Eritrean government.
The Summit also deliberated, among other matters, on the report presented by the Chairman of the Committee of Ten on the reform of the UN Security Council. — NNN-ENA
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