East African leaders set to hold summit in Rwanda next week

www.chinaview.cn 2008-06-21 16:36:40

NAIROBI, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Leaders from the East African region are due to meet in Kigali, Rwanda, for the ninth summit of the regional economic bloc next week.     A statement from the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat said on Saturday that the five Presidents -- Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda, Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete ofTanzania, Paul Kagame of Rwanda and President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi will attend the Jun 26 summit meeting.     During the summit, the EAC leaders will receive a progress report of the council of ministers of the EAC on the activities of the regional economic bloc undertaken over the past year period.     The statement said the regional leaders will also review the overall program of the EAC in the period ahead of the implementation of the 3rd EAC Development Strategy (2006-2010) and also make appointments of new Judges of the East African Court of Justice.     "The Heads of State Summit will be immediately followed by a Summit Retreat which will focus on the development of regional infrastructure which the EAC has prioritized in its program," the statement said.     The regional council of ministers has adopted plans of action which will be discussed at the Summit Retreat in Kigali, examining in depth the infrastructure deficits in the region and determining the ways and means to address the deficits expeditiously.     "The plans of action encompass modernization, extension and development of railways and road networks, lake transport on Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika, ports and harbors, civil aviation, telecommunications and energy," the statement said.

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