(b) His Excellency President Meles Zanawi of Ethiopia

16. The Authority unanimously elected His Excellency President Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia as Chairman, President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique as Vice Chairman and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda as Rapporteur.

17. President Meles Zenawi, in his acceptance speech, expressed his gratitude to President Museveni for the excellent work done during 1993 culminating in the signing of the COMESA Treaty.

For that purpose of providing assistance, when I learned that I was coming to New York, before coming here I passed through Kenya to consult with President Mwai Kibaki and through Addis Ababa to consult with Alpha Konaré, who holds the Darfur file for the African Union, and with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.