Ghana is hosting the 59th Ordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government from today to Saturday, June 19, in Accra.
The meeting will deliberate on pertinent issues threatening peace and stability in the West African sub-region and find solutions to them.
It would be attended by 15 Heads of State, except Mali, which has been suspended from the regional bloc following the recent political upheavals there.
Other dignitaries expected include the ECOWAS President and Vice President, Commissioners and supporting staff and former Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan, who is the ECOWAS Special Envoy, mediating the Malian political crisis.
Speaking to Journalists in Accra, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said the five-day summit which is in three parts includes the 46th Ordinary Mediation and Security Council at the Ministerial Level.
The second will focus on the 86th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers and the 59th Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Governments.
Madam Ayorkor Botchwey outlined the four major reports that will be adopted at the meeting. Key among them is the report on activities of ECOWAS Ministers of Trade and the adoption of a single currency for the region.
