African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson met with the Prime Minister of Spain H.E. Pedro Sanchez on the margins of the #FfD4 conference in Seville

African Union (AU)

AU Commission Chair H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf met with the Prime Minister of Spain H.E. Pedro Sánchez on the margins of the #FfD4 conference in Seville&reaffirm the AU–Spain partnership. He thanked Spain for hosting #FfD4 in Seville and welcomed the opportunity to advocate for reforms to tackle systemic global financial inequalities.

The Chair underscored Africa’s commitment to cooperation under the AU–Spain MoU: peace&security, maritime governance, Agenda 2063,&migration. He called for joint action on conflict prevention, orderly migration,&stronger Africa-EU ties.

He urged Spain to support Africa’s call for a fairer global financial architecture, – stronger trade in key sectors: auto, medtech, textiles,&tourism.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón welcomed AU’s strong participation at #FFD4Sevilla&assured that Spain will support Africa’s priorities within the multilateral framework of the AU-EU cooperation and the UN system.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Union (AU).

Written by: Staff Writer

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