Final Communiqué - Seventh Ordinary Session of the Authority of…

Le communiqué final de la septième session ordinaire de l'Autorité des Chefs d'État et de Gouvernement de la CEDEAO, tenue à Lomé les 22 et 23 novembre 1984, présente les décisions et résolutions adoptées. Parmi celles-ci figurent la modification de l'article 9.1(c) du Traité de la CEDEAO, l'adoption d'un schéma de libéralisation des échanges pour les produits industriels, un protocole sur les entreprises communautaires, et des résolutions sur le fonds spécial pour l'Afrique subsaharienne et…

ECW/HSG/VII/6

FINAL COMMUNIQUE

The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held its seventh Ordinary Session at Lome, Republic of Togo on 22 and 23 November 1984.

Present at the Summit were the following Heads of State and Government, and accredited representatives :-

His Excellency, Brigadier Mathieu KEREKOU
President of the People's Republic of BENIN ;
His Excellency, Captain Thomas SANKARA, President of FASO ;
His Excellency, Mr Felix HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY, President of the Republic of IVORY COAST
His Excellency, Colonel Lansana CONTE, President of the Republic of GUINEA
His Excellency, Brigadier Joas BERNARDO VIEIRA, President of the Republic of GUINEA-BISSAU ;
His Excellency, Commander-in-Chief Samuel KANYON DOE, President of the Republic of Liberia ;
His Excellency, Colonel Senyi KOUNTCHE, President of the Republic of NIGER ;
His Excellency, General Muhammadu BUHARI, Head of State of the Federal Republic of NIGERIA ;
His Excellency, Mr. Abdou DIOUF, President of the Republic of SENEGAL ;

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His Excellency, Dr Siaka STEVENS,

President of the Republic of SIERRA LEONE;

His Excellency, General Gnassingbe EYADEMA,

President of the Republic of TOGO;

for the Republic of GHANA: Honourable Mr. J. F. ANNAN,

Vice-Chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council, representing His Excellency, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John RAWLINGS, Head of State of the Republic of GHANA;

for the Republic of CAPE VERDE: Honourable Mr. Pedro

VERONA PIRES, Prime Minister, representing His Excellency Mr. Aristides PEREIRA, President of the Republic of CAPE VERDE;

for the Republic of MALI: Honourable Mr. Oumar COULIBALY,

Minister of Economic Affairs and National Planning, representing His Excellency, General Moussa TRAORE, President of the Republic of MALI;

for the Republic of GAMBIA: Honourable Dr. Momodou S. K.

MANNEH, Minister of Economic Planning, representing His Excellency, Mr. Dauda Kairaba JAWARA, President of the Republic of GAMBIA;

for the Islamic Republic of MAURITANIA: Honourable

Mr Sidi Ould Ahmed DEYA, representing His Excellency, Lieutenant Mohammed Khouna Ould HAIDALA, President of the Islamic Republic of MAURITANIA;

Attending the Session as Observers were:

the Administrative Secretary General of the Organisation

of African Unity

the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for

Africa.

During the opening ceremony, speeches were made by His Excellency, General Gnassingbe EYADEMA, Founder Chairman of the Togolese People's Rally, President of the Togolese People's Rally, President of the Republic and Head of State

and,

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by His Excellency Colonel Lansana CONTE, President of the Republic of Guinea, Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.

Following these two speeches, their Excellencies Presidents Muhammadu BUHARI, Thomas SANKARA and Siaka STEVENS also made statements at the opening session.

The Authority listened to the report of the Executive Secretary and the reports on the November, 1983, July 1984 and November, 1984 sessions of the Council of Ministers. His Excellency Felix Houphouet BOIGNY, President of Ivory Coast then addressed the Summit.