PAP begins AU Summit journey with presentation to the PRC

Addis Ababa January 25, 2023 (FBC) –The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), led by its President, Chief Fortune Charumbira has arrived at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for preparatory meetings related to the 42nd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council (Ministerial Session) and the 36th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly (Heads of State and Government Session), scheduled to take place from 15-19 February 2023.

According to PAP, the Pan-African Parliament was invited to make a presentation to the 45th Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC).

The exercise marked the return of the continental Parliament to a full process of the AU Summit following a two-year hiatus, PAP sated,

It is stated that the AU Summit is comprised of different phases ahead of the meeting of Heads of State and Government, the process begins with a meeting of the PRC to prepare the work of the Executive Council, which in turn prepares the Assembly session agendas and drafts decisions for its consideration.

PAP added that Chief Charumbira, President of the PAP, addressed African Ambassadors accredited to the AU on the Performance Report of the PAP for the year 2022 as well as recommendations of the PAP-PRC Retreat held in December 2022.

Ambassador Lamine Thiaw, Chairperson of the PRC on his part indicated that Committee has taken note of the PAP’s report and would recommend that the Executive Council approve the conclusions of the Joint PAP-PRC Retreat and that recommendations bearing financial, legal and structural implications be referred to the competent PRC Sub-committees for expeditious examination.

It is to be recall that PAP and PRC met in Johannesburg on 19 and 20 December 2022 to reflect on the challenges affecting the effective exercise by the PAP of its mandate within the AU institutional architecture.

The 45th Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) is being held until 27 January 2023.