Siala Takes Part in AU Executive Council Meetings.

Kigali, 19 March 2018(Lana) The GNA Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala is taking part in the meeting of the irregular session of the African Union Executive Council as deputy chairman the Foreign Minister of Rwanda. The meeting is to prepare for the African Summit of Heads of state and governments of African Union members states which will be held here on Wednesday to discuss establishment of Continental Free Trade Zone. The Ministers discuss reports of permanent representatives committee, Which met on 17 and 18 March in the Rwandan capital, and the anticipated agreement for establishment of the Continental Free Trade Zone which was studied by the AU Foreign Ministers at the 18th extraordinary session and signed by heads of state and governments. The provisions of the agreement outline the rules for stating the origin of the African goods and commodities, alleviating of custom obstacles which hinder economic integration between African countries. The AU seeks, by this agreement, bring about an economic transmission for the continent through trade, by freeing trade exchange gradually in the coming years and create new prospects for African companies to compete in cross-border projects. =Lana=