End of year ECOWAS Council of Ministers meeting ends in Abuja
The 63rd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers which opened  Friday, 20th November 2009 at the ECOWAS  Commission in Abuja to consider various measures for  improving the effectiveness of the ECOWAS Commission and Community institutions in delivering on regional  programmes has on Saturday 21 come to an end with a proposed draft agenda for the 37th Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government scheduled   to take place in Abuja on 21st December 2009.
Among issues  considered at the two-day meeting  were  the report of the preceding meeting of the Administration and Finance Commission which contains the draft 2010 budget for the ECOWAS Commission and institutions of the Community.
Thirteen ministers from different ECOWAS Countries including Sierra Leone’s Deputy Finance Minister Dr. Richard Conteh  also considered the 2009 annual report of  the President of the Commission, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, which captured the performance of the Commission and  institutions of the Community and the inherent challenges.
The Council, which comprised Ministers responsible for  ECOWAS Affairs in Member States, also considered  various  memoranda, including those related to the ECOWAS Logistics Facility in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
In addition, the ministers considered  various documents  including the Final Report of the Meeting of Attorney  Generals  and Ministers of Justice which recommended measures  to improve the effectiveness of the ECOWAS Court of Justice.
Also for the consideration of the ministers were  the  recommendations of the 8th Meeting of ECOWAS Ministers of Telecommunications and ICT to improve telecommunications access in the region and the reports of the 3rd Conference of ECOWAS Ministers of Culture and the 10th Assembly of  Health Ministers.
There was also a briefing by the ECOWAS Commission on the various outstanding issues including the status of the negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union, the status of the monetary cooperation for  the creation of a single regional currency and the ECOWAS Business Forum.
Other  Sierra Leone Government Representatives were Deputy Director of Budget, budget bureau Ministry of Finance and Economic Development  Mr. Tasima A Jah. Â
Pasco Gerald Temple, Information Attaché, Sierra Leone High Commission, Abuja, NigeriaStay with Sierra Express Media, for your trusted place in news!
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