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Communiqué of the 31st SADC Heads of State and Government Summit - Luanda, Republic of Angola
SADC
August 18, 2011

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Luanda, Republic of Angola

1. The 31st Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held in Luanda, Republic of Angola from August 17 to 18, 2011.

2. Summit was officially opened by the SADC Chairperson, His Excellency Dr. Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of the Republic of Namibia.

3. Summit elected His Excellency Eng. José Eduardo dos Santos, the President of the Republic of Angola and His Excellency Armando Emilio Guebuza, President of the Republic of Mozambique as Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of SADC, respectively.

4. Summit also elected His Excellency President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa and His Excellency Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania as Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, respectively.

5. The Summit was attended by the following Heads of State and Government and/ or their representatives:

Angola : H.E. President José Eduardo dos Santos
DRC : H.E. President Joseph Kabila Kabange
Lesotho : The Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, Dr. Pakalitha Mosisili
Mozambique : H.E. President Armando Emílio Guebuza
Namibia : H.E. President Hifikepunye Pohamba
South Africa : H.E. President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
Swaziland : His Majesty King Mswati III
Zimbabwe : H.E. President Robert Gabriel Mugabe
Botswana : His Honour Lt General Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe, Vice President
United Republic of Tanzania : H.E. Dr. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, Vice President
Zambia : His Honour George Kunda, SC, Vice President
Malawi : Hon. Professor Eta Banda, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mauritius : Dr. The Honourable Arvin Boolell, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade
Seychelles : Hon. Peter Sinon, Minister of Investment, Natural Resources and Industry

6. Summit was also attended by His Excellency Mr Festus Gontebanye Mogae, former President of the Republic of Botswana and Chairperson of the Champions for an HIV Free Generation. He urged SADC leaders to continue championing social changes and intensifying the provision of services needed to achieve an HIV Free Generation and the target of no new infections in the region by 2015.

7. In attendance were also the following: His Excellency Mr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, Chief Executive of the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, His Excellency Sindiso Ngwenya, Secretary General of COMESA and His Excellency Dumisani Mahlinza, Deputy Executive Secretary of SACU.

8. His Excellency President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of the Republic of Angola and host of the 31st Summit welcomed the SADC Heads of State and Government and all the delegates to the Republic of Angola. His Excellency outlined the achievements recorded by the Region and urged Member States to elevate SADC to a new level of regional integration with a special focus on infrastructure development to accelerate investment and trade in the region.

9. In his address to the opening session of the Summit, the Outgoing Chairperson, His Excellency President Hifikepunye Pohamba of the Republic of Namibia thanked Member States for the support rendered to him during his tenure of office. He indicated that significant strides have been made in all the key areas of the SADC Programme of Action particularly consolidation of the Free Trade Area, Infrastructure Development, Food Security, combating HIV and AIDS and Gender and Development.

10. In accepting the SADC Chairpersonship, His Excellency President Jose Eduardo dos Santos thanked the Outgoing Chairperson for the progress achieved during his tenure of office and expressed Angola´s commitment to play its part during its Chairpersonship.

11. Summit also received a statement from the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency, Mr Jean Ping. He commended the SADC Region for its key strategic initiatives in its integration agenda and its commitment to continental integration as reflected in the launching of the negotiations for the Tripartite Free Trade area between COMESA-EAC-SADC.

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