Cairo, Egypt – 6 April 2015: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has expressed the African Union’s readiness to share its experiences with the League of Arab States (LAS), on issues of peace and security. The AU Commission Chairperson made the offer to the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Nabil Elaraby when they met in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday 6 April, on the margins of the 37th Ordinary General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football.

“The AU will be happy to share with you what to do, and also, what not-to-do, in establishing various components of a peace and security architecture. We have learned a lot of lessons since signing the peace and security protocol.” Dr. Dlamini Zuma told Nabil Elaraby.

The two leaders agreed that both the AU and the League of Arab States have a duty to share experiences notably in combating terrorism and preventing attacks as seen in Kenya, Tunisia, Nigeria and Libya.

Following its 26th Ordinary Session of the Arab Summit, LAS is in the process of establishing an Arab Peace and Security Council, which will include other mechanisms such as an Early Warning System and Standby Force. These experiences will therefore be shared within the framework of the Africa-Arab Partnership.