Adoption of a joint statement
Ministers responsible for infrastructure of member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) have, after their work , adopted last Wednesday a joint statement mainly devoted to the development of infrastructure projects to enable a more efficient flow of goods, people and information across the region.
Participants at the third ministerial meeting on transport, technology information and communication and energy have pledged to fill the backlog in infrastructure in the COMESA area. Aware that the lack of transport facilities, power distribution and communication technology and reliable is a major obstacle to regional economic integration, delegates from member countries of COMESA have therefore decided to "work together to accelerate development infrastructure and regional services in the transportation, communications, information and energy. "
is in this sense that a number of projects and programs will be implemented before the end of 2010 "to inject new and continuing momentum in the development process of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. The final declaration adopted by the Ministers responsible for Infrastructure, transport, information technology and communication and energy, and heads of delegations of member states of COMESA, ended their third meeting held in Djibouti on 28 and October 29, 2009, includes several components. The ministers paid special attention on solving the supply-side constraints especially regarding the development of new infrastructure and reducing delays in maintenance of infrastructure to improve the competitiveness of goods and services in regional and international markets
With that, they have recognized the need for regional strategies for transport, communication and power to reduce business costs and bottlenecks that raise regional infrastructure and inadequate or poor quality, but which are essential for promoting regional integration, socio-economic and poverty reduction such as state Goals Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Another point which is of paramount importance is the development of New Technologies of Information and Communication (NTIC). The parties stressed that member states use the policy and technical guidelines prepared by COMESA to harmonize the ICT sector to promote the growth of this dynamic sector which is crucial for effective participation in the affairs of a globalized world .
Energy is a key sector which is of great importance to facilitate development in various sub-sectors such as industry, transport, communications and equipment in domestic service sectors. Thus the ministers called the region to increase the production capacity of electricity to facilitate the development of interconnection of power grids in the region and facilitate cross-border trade and regional electricity. In their joint statement, the signatories stressed the need to develop mechanisms for implementation to facilitate coordination, joint programming and resource mobilization for projects in the COMESA member states by grouping the corridors of transportation and communication with one country acting as leader, would like Consequently greater ownership and better coordination. To improve the quality of transport, the parties requested that it be implemented by groups of several corridors facilitating projects with COMESA Yellow Card, the transport license, the license plates of COMESA, a system of limited axle load control and overload ... etc..
condemnation of acts of piracy. The ministers responsible for infrastructure of member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) have, after their work completed last Wednesday, strongly condemned and denounced the piracy threat and immediately posed the acts of maritime piracy. This sentence is contained in a joint statement issued after their meeting.
Ministers agreed that these acts constitute a serious threat to peace and security as well as regional and international development efforts of member states of COMESA. The ministers also appealed to COMESA member states that have signed and ratified the Code of Conduct Djibouti remains an indispensable instrument for the eradication of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off Somalia. In this joint statement, they asked the community International to provide support and contribution to achieving all the objectives defined in the Code of Conduct Djibouti including the regional training center.
Ministers responsible for infrastructure of member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) have, after their work , adopted last Wednesday a joint statement mainly devoted to the development of infrastructure projects to enable a more efficient flow of goods, people and information across the region.
Participants at the third ministerial meeting on transport, technology information and communication and energy have pledged to fill the backlog in infrastructure in the COMESA area. Aware that the lack of transport facilities, power distribution and communication technology and reliable is a major obstacle to regional economic integration, delegates from member countries of COMESA have therefore decided to "work together to accelerate development infrastructure and regional services in the transportation, communications, information and energy. "
is in this sense that a number of projects and programs will be implemented before the end of 2010 "to inject new and continuing momentum in the development process of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. The final declaration adopted by the Ministers responsible for Infrastructure, transport, information technology and communication and energy, and heads of delegations of member states of COMESA, ended their third meeting held in Djibouti on 28 and October 29, 2009, includes several components. The ministers paid special attention on solving the supply-side constraints especially regarding the development of new infrastructure and reducing delays in maintenance of infrastructure to improve the competitiveness of goods and services in regional and international markets
With that, they have recognized the need for regional strategies for transport, communication and power to reduce business costs and bottlenecks that raise regional infrastructure and inadequate or poor quality, but which are essential for promoting regional integration, socio-economic and poverty reduction such as state Goals Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Another point which is of paramount importance is the development of New Technologies of Information and Communication (NTIC). The parties stressed that member states use the policy and technical guidelines prepared by COMESA to harmonize the ICT sector to promote the growth of this dynamic sector which is crucial for effective participation in the affairs of a globalized world .
Energy is a key sector which is of great importance to facilitate development in various sub-sectors such as industry, transport, communications and equipment in domestic service sectors. Thus the ministers called the region to increase the production capacity of electricity to facilitate the development of interconnection of power grids in the region and facilitate cross-border trade and regional electricity. In their joint statement, the signatories stressed the need to develop mechanisms for implementation to facilitate coordination, joint programming and resource mobilization for projects in the COMESA member states by grouping the corridors of transportation and communication with one country acting as leader, would like Consequently greater ownership and better coordination. To improve the quality of transport, the parties requested that it be implemented by groups of several corridors facilitating projects with COMESA Yellow Card, the transport license, the license plates of COMESA, a system of limited axle load control and overload ... etc..
condemnation of acts of piracy. The ministers responsible for infrastructure of member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) have, after their work completed last Wednesday, strongly condemned and denounced the piracy threat and immediately posed the acts of maritime piracy. This sentence is contained in a joint statement issued after their meeting.
Ministers agreed that these acts constitute a serious threat to peace and security as well as regional and international development efforts of member states of COMESA. The ministers also appealed to COMESA member states that have signed and ratified the Code of Conduct Djibouti remains an indispensable instrument for the eradication of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off Somalia. In this joint statement, they asked the community International to provide support and contribution to achieving all the objectives defined in the Code of Conduct Djibouti including the regional training center.
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