“The future of Humanity depends on a comprehensive, and sustainable international solidarity” says President Ben Ali in African Union address
Tunis , June 30, 2008 (TunisiaOnline)--In an address delivered on his behalf at the 11 th ordinary session of the African Union by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Abdelwahab Abdallah in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali stressed the need for increased solidarity between African nations, in order to solve the problems arising from wars, food shortage and depleting water resources.
The Tunisian Head of State also said that Tunisia considered the African Union as “an optimum framework to promote complementarity between our economies”. He also said that it was within this context that he launched his call for establishing a World Solidarity Fund for poverty eradication, as well as “our call to the countries endowed with oil wealth to allocate one dollar for each oil barrel to finance the Fund”.
“Tunisia which has continuously contributed to the promoting joint African action in all fields, reaffirms on this occasion its commitment to pursue efforts in order to materialize this objective”, said President Ben Ali, who added that Africa's problems “stemming from the wars and conflicts plaguing the continent, the scarcity of natural resources, the propagation of epidemics, and the harsh conditions experienced by some of our countries, seriously threaten the chances of African people to achieve growth, prosperity, as well as security stability and a decent life for the younger generations”.
“The future of humanity” said President Ben Ali “depends on a comprehensive, effective and sustainable international solidarity among its people.”
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