According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to which VerAngola had access, the session, held virtually from the headquarters of the continental organization in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), "had as its central focus the approach to the institutional crisis triggered by the non-selection of candidates for commissioners submitted by the Central African Region".
On the occasion, the minister "focused his initial remarks on the need to find an urgent, transparent and inclusive solution that guarantees unity and respect for the fundamental principles of the organization".
"After the formal adoption of the work agenda, consisting of five items, the members of the board proceeded to analyze the election and appointment of two AUC commissioners, a position currently in short supply, having essentially addressed the timetable, the election mechanism, as well as the candidates eligible for the same competition", the note states.
The participants also called for "the preservation of the credibility of the Panel of Eminent Figures, a body whose integrity has been widely recognized within the African Union".
It was also instructed that the AU Commission "should propose a provisional operating regime for departments currently without commissioners, a regime that should be discussed by COREP at its meeting this month and submitted to the extraordinary session of the Executive Council".
Members of the Executive Council's bureau and representatives of the AU Commission participated in the meeting, and "the joint commitment to the values of good institutional governance, regional solidarity and African cohesion" was reinforced.
