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Transcript of Secretary-General’s remarks at press encounter with Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission
Press events | António Guterres, Secretary-General
Press events | António Guterres, Secretary-General
I want to very warmly welcome Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairman of the African Union Commission, and his team.
The African Union and the UN are two very important partners.
We believe in the African leadership in the solution of African problems, and so in all our operations in Africa, we want to work very closely with the African Union, be it in development, in fighting climate change, in peace and security, in support [of] the efforts for human rights to prevail.
At the same time, I would like to say how much we cherish the efforts of reform that the African Union is developing, how much we support the African Union commitment not only to peacekeeping, but to peace enforcing – the G5 Sahel, AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia). We have always been of the opinion that African forces operating for the security of the African continent are also operating for global security and they should have a clear mandate, and they should have predictable and guaranteed financing. At the same time, I would like to say that in all the scenarios where we are working together, from South Sudan to the Central African Republic, from Mali and the Sahel to Libya, we want to work together in order to help those countries find a way for peace, for stability and for prosperity.
You are very much welcome. I am delighted that the African Union and the UN have such a solid cooperation - aligning the Agenda 2063 and the Agenda 2030 in development, and at the same time having a common view on the peace and security problems of the continent.
The African Union and the UN are two very important partners.
We believe in the African leadership in the solution of African problems, and so in all our operations in Africa, we want to work very closely with the African Union, be it in development, in fighting climate change, in peace and security, in support [of] the efforts for human rights to prevail.
At the same time, I would like to say how much we cherish the efforts of reform that the African Union is developing, how much we support the African Union commitment not only to peacekeeping, but to peace enforcing – the G5 Sahel, AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia). We have always been of the opinion that African forces operating for the security of the African continent are also operating for global security and they should have a clear mandate, and they should have predictable and guaranteed financing. At the same time, I would like to say that in all the scenarios where we are working together, from South Sudan to the Central African Republic, from Mali and the Sahel to Libya, we want to work together in order to help those countries find a way for peace, for stability and for prosperity.
You are very much welcome. I am delighted that the African Union and the UN have such a solid cooperation - aligning the Agenda 2063 and the Agenda 2030 in development, and at the same time having a common view on the peace and security problems of the continent.