Monday May 23, 2016 was a landmark day for the African Union and Sierra Leone.
The 10th joint consultative meeting was held between the Peace and Security Council of the AU and the Security Council of the UN.
Sierra Leone is now a member of this great body due to the dynamic leadership of His Excellency the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma.
The meeting was significant because it commemorated a decade of the joint consultation between the two Councils. Itย also ย provided ย the opportunity for members of both Councils to take a strategic view at their partnership, as well as find ways to strengthen their cooperation moving forward.
The meetingย was held in the spirit of ย the cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union in the maintenance of peace and security, an important initiative that has intensified in recent years through manyย collaborative efforts in conflict prevention, mediation and peacekeeping.
AMBASSADOR KOROMA (FIRST FROM RIGHT ) DURING THE JOINT SESSION ON MONDAY
AMBASSADOR ISMAIL KOROMA ATย THE UN
AMBASSADOR KOROMA ( THIRD FROM LEFT IN THE FRONT ROW ) WITH MEMBERS OF THE JOINT SESSION
AMBASSADOR KOROMA BEFORE THE START OF THE SESSION
For Sierra Leone , it was a great day because she was participating as a member for the first timeย sinceย she officially became a member of the AU Peace and Security Council in April this year , through the dynamic leadership of His Execellency the President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma and his team at the AU Mission in Addis Ababa, led by Ambassador and Permanent Representative Osman Keh Kamara.
Sierra Leone is being represented at this 10th Joint Consultative meeting in New York by theย Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the African Union inย Ethiopia , Ambassador Ismail Koroma .
Ambassador Koroma addressed the joint Session duringย Monday’s meeting.
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