EU-Africa Summit in Tripoli
Henry Bellingham MP, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for Africa attended the EU-Africa Summit in Tripoli
Representing the UK, Henry Bellingham MP, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for Africa attended the EU-Africa Summit. 皇冠体育app theme of the Summit was 鈥業nvestment, Economic Development and Job Creation鈥�.
Mr Bellingham delivered a speech at the Summit on peace and security. In his speech, the Minister discussed the security challenges in Sudan and Somalia and welcomed the work carried out by the AU in Africa to foster stability. A is available here. 皇冠体育app Summit also provided Mr Bellingham with a valuable opportunity to hold individual meetings with many African leaders.
皇冠体育app can be found at the Africa EU summit website . In the declaration, EU and African states agree to co-operate in areas such as reform of the global governance system, energy and climate change, conflict prevention and development. 皇冠体育app Summit also adopted an action plan for 2011-13.
During his visit, Mr Bellingham was able to speak to staff at the British Embassy and visit a seminar for Libyan businesswomen organised by the British Council. 皇冠体育app British Council has been supporting the 鈥榃omen in Business鈥� group for a number of years. 皇冠体育app group aims to strengthen the skills of Libyan businesswomen and provide a forum for the exchange of views and ideas.