Addis Ababa 20-25 May 2011

DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION

PRESS RELEASE N.2 / AFRICA-INDIA SUMMIT FORUM

THE SECOND AFRICA - INDIA SUMMIT WILL HOLD IN ADDIS ABEBA

Addis Ababa, 1st April 2011 –The seat of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will from 20 to 25 May 2011, host the Second Africa-India Summit Forum under the theme « Enhancing partnership: shared vision ».

The Second Africa-India Summit Forum falls within the framework of partnership between Africa and India. It is a follow-up of the first Africa-India Forum which took place in New Delhi from 4 to 9 April 2008 during which the New Delhi Declaration and Framework of Cooperation was adopted.

An online accreditation facility for the coverage of the Second Africa-India Summit Forum Summit is available at the following link: http://au.int/en/summit/AfricaIndia/accreditation_form

Journalists who are interested in covering the event are kindly requested to submit their online application for accreditation latest 15 May 2011.

Journalists are invited to cover this important second Summit.

For additional information visit the AU website: www.au.int / www.africa-union.org

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