EAC SECRETARY GENERAL MEETS WITH INDIAN MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The EAC Secretary General, Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera(Right) in discussion with a Special Envoy of the India Prime Minister, H.E Rajiv Pratap Rudy. 

The Indian Minister of State for Skills Development and Entrepreneurship and a Special Envoy of the Prime Minister, H.E Rajiv Pratap Rudy, over the weekend met the East African Community Secretary General, Amb.Dr. Richard Sezibera at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania
 
The Minister briefed Amb.Sezibera on the upcoming India-Africa Forum Summit, which will take place in New Delhi in October this year and extend an invitation to EAC and other Regional Economic Communities to participate. Dr Sezibera appreciated the invitation from the Government of India and commended the ongoing preparation to host 3rd India-Africa Summit. 

Meanwhile, the EAC Secretary General briefed his guest on the latest developments in the regional integration process including implementation of the EAC Customs Union Protocol , Common Market Protocol and Monetary Union Protocol.