Qathafi receives Uganda president on completing African Union institutions and structures
Libya-Uganda, Politics, 4/13/2005

The Leader of the Revolution, Muammar al-Qathafi, received Tuesday evening, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, and his accompanying delegation, who arrived in Libya Tuesday evening.

The official news agency JANA said "They reviewed in the meeting which was attended by General Mustafa Mohamed al Karoubi, a number of issues related to the progress of the great African Union, ways and means to consolidate and complete its institutions and structures, particularly in connection with the Great Jamahiriya proposals adopted by the 4th African summit held in Abuja on 31st of March. That summit formed a presidential committee led by President Museveni to prepare the necessary study for implementation which is due to be presented to the forthcoming African Union summit to be held in Sirte."

JANA added "It is worth noting that the Great Jamahiriya's proposals adopted by Abuja summit provide for creating the posts of African Union ministers of foreign affairs, defense, foreign trade, transportation and communications; abolishing customs among AU members states; and unifying custom tariffs in relation to the other countries of the world, and establish one African satellite."

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