President Leonel Fernandez is in Tripoli, Libya participating in the 13th African Union of Chiefs of State and Heads of Government Summit, 30-31 August. He traveled with First Lady Margarita Cedeno, Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, press secretary Rafael Nunez and the director of the Center for Exports and Investments (CEI-RD), Eddy Martinez. The Presidency announced that the DR would be admitted as a full member in the African Union. <\/p>\n
Fernandez will also participate in the 40th anniversary celebrations of the “Libya Revolution” that brought incumbent leader Muammar Gaddafi to power.<\/p>\n
Fernandez was invited to this summit by Gadafi during the Non-Aligned Summit that took place in July in Egypt. <\/p>\n
Also attending from Latin America is President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil who wants to get across the message to African nations that Brazil would help deliver a “green revolution” in African agriculture and drive efforts to boost cooperation between southern countries.<\/p>\n
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President Leonel Fernandez is in Tripoli, Libya participating in the 13th African Union of Chiefs of State and Heads of Government Summit, 30-31 August. He traveled with First Lady Margarita Cedeno, Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, press secretary Rafael Nunez and the director of the Center for Exports and Investments (CEI-RD), Eddy Martinez. The Presidency … <\/p>\n