It is an honour for me to be here addressing you at this esteemed institution on the occasion of the 50 year celebrations of the OAU/ AU. Allow me at the outset to thank the leadership, government and people of Cuba for the revolutionary contribution that they have consistently made under the most difficult domestic and global circumstances.I also want to thank the University Of Raul Roa Institute Of International Relations for hosting us here today and taking the opportunity for facilitating an engagement around a topic of extreme importance and relevance.

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