38th Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers underway in Arusha

Written on 28 January 2019. Posted in Press Release

East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 28^th January, 2019: The 38^th Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the East African Community Council of Ministers is currently underway at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

The three-day meeting which kicked off today with the Session of Senior Officials of Senior Officials which will be followed by the Session of Permanent/Principal Secretaries/Undersecretaries on Tuesday, 29^th January, 2019 and the Ministerial Session on 30^th January, 2019.

The 38^th Extra-Ordinary Council is being in preparation for the 20^th Summit of the EAC Heads of State slated for Friday, 1^st February, 2019.

Among the items on the Agenda of the 38^th Council are reports on the: Implementation of Previous Decisions of the Council; Office of the Secretary General; Report on Planning and Infrastructure; Productive and Social Sectors; Political Matters; Customs and Trade; Finance and Administration Matters; Other EAC Organs.

Also on the agenda of the Council are: the Report of the Council to the Summit and Consideration of the EAC Calendar of Activities for the period January-June 2019.

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For more information, please contact:

Mr Owora Richard Othieno
Head, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department
EAC Secretariat
Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 784 835021
Email: OOthieno [at] eachq.org

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The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of five Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. 

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