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Uganda Hosts IGAD Summit
The Tenth Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) was held in Kampala, October 20-24, 2003. The Summit was chaired by President Yoweri Museveni, and was attended by Presidents Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, Omar Bashir of the Sudan, Ahmed Salat of Somalia, and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia. President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique attended the Summit in his capacity as Chairperson of the African Union. Eritrea and Djibouti were represented by their respective Ministers of Foreign Affairs. President Yoweri Museveni welcomed the Leaders and expressed appreciation for being honoured to chair the Summit of IGAD for the next one year. The Summit commended the achievements and roles played by the Sudan, as outgoing Chairperson of IGAD. The Summit noted the progress so far made in the
Sudan peace process since the Machakos protocol of July 2002; and
the Agreement on security arrangement during the interim period
reached on September Following the Naivasha Declaration of October 22, 2003, the Summit welcomed and urged the parties to conclude the final peace Agreement by the end of 2003. The Summit committed itself to support the reconstruction and peace building effort in the Sudan and urged the IGAD Secretariat to formulate, in collaboration with International organisations and Development Partners, a work plan to that effect. After discussions and exchange of views on current complications encountered in the peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the Summit decided that the current IGAD Chairman and the current Chairman of the African Union should be engaged in the implementation of the Algiers Agreement. Regarding the Somalia Peace Process, the Summit endorsed the following recommendations of the 22nd Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers:
The Summit also noted other challenges faced by the IGAD region such as terrorism, which is a crime against humanity. The Leaders pointed out that travel advisories inflict serious harm on the economies of Member States of IGAD, particularly in the tourism sector and investment. They emphasised that the IGAD region was safe for tourists and other investors. The Summit reviewed IGAD Programmes and noted that
whereas some programmes continue to be implemented, a lot more remains
to be accomplished. In particular, they appealed to the development
partners to continue working with IGAD so that development programmes
in agriculture and food security, infrastructure development and
economic cooperation, and political and humanitarian affairs, are The Summit welcomed the offer made by Kenya to host the next Summit in October, 2004. The Summit also exchanged views on regional, continental, and international
issues such as the on-going negotiations on commodities under the
WTO and agreed to coordinate its position and take concerted The following IGAD Development Partners attended:
Hon. Fratjord Johnson, Minister of International Development of
Norway; Senator Alfredo Mantica, Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign
Affairs; Hon. Agnes Van Ardenne, the Netherlands Minister for Development
Cooperation; Hon. Lalla Frelvalds, Minister for Foreign Affairs
of Sweden; Amb. Mohammed Sahnoun, Special Advisor to the United
Nations Secretary General; Mr. Mchumo, Deputy Secretary General
of the East African Community, Mr. Sindiso Ngwenya, Assistant Secretary
General of COMESA and Mrs. Ndioro Ndiaye, Deputy Director General
of IOM.
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