PM leaves for African Union summit in Ethiopia
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner- PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller was scheduled to leave the island yesterday for Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, where she will attend the Special 50th Anniversary Summit commemorating the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity/African Union.
Simpson Miller is accompanied by Foreign Minister A J Nicholson; Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Onika Miller; Jamaican High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ann Scott; Ambassador Carlton Masters, special envoy to the African Union, and members of her support team.
The prime minister will deliver a keynote address to the summit, and in keeping with Jamaica's foreign policy objectives, will use the opportunity to not only deepen relations with the African Union but also engage in bilateral talks aimed at furthering Jamaica's growth and development agenda and mutual interests.
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