Addis Ababa, 31 January 2009: United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy met today with Ambassador Ramtane Lamamra, the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security at the AU Headquarters to discuss issues of mutual interest including the latest developments in Darfur and Somalia.

The two parties agreed to continue their close consultations and cooperation in the interest of peace and security in Africa.

Present at the meeting was the AU/UN Joint Special Representative, Rodophe Adada, who had held a working session earlier with Commissioner Lamamra to review UNAMID’s ongoing efforts to implement its mandate.

JSR Adada conducted a series of consultations with several delegations attending the 14th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the AU, including the Libyan Arab Jamahirya Secretary for African Affairs Dr Ali Triki, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Raymond Johansen, and the EU Special Envoy for Sudan, Torben Brylle. They all reiterated their continued support for UNAMID.