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Jean Ping

Foreign Minister of Gabon (1999-2008). President of the United Nations General Assembly (2004-2005). Chairman of the Commission of the African Union (since 2008).

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Statement by Jean Ping at the Contact group on Libya

by Jean Ping

Rome (Italy) | 5 May 2011

Distinguished Co‐Chairs of the Contact Group on Libya Ladies and Gentlemen,
I would like, from the outset, to carry out a pleasant duty of thanking Minister Francesco
Frattini for having kindly invited the African Union to this meeting of the Contact Group on
Libya. A few weeks ago, I was (…)

Jean Ping’s Call to Laurent Gbagbo to hand over power

by Jean Ping

Addis-Ababa (Ethiopia) | 1 April 2011

The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU),
Dr. Jean Ping, follows closely the current situation in Côte d’Ivoire, marked by military
operations conducted under the authority of the internationally‐recognized President of the
Republic in order to consolidate legality on the (…)