African Development Forum III: Closing Statement by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

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Closing Statement K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at the the African Development Forum III. Mr. Amoako, on his remarks pointed that, this is the final session of ADF III. "We have all worked very hard this week. We have a consensus statement that is timely, bold and absolutely built upon the abundant goodwill and seriousness of this Forum's participants. The discussion of the draft consensus statement was very constructive and was conclusive. I want to thank everyone who helped make agreement on the draft possible: including all those who participated in the discussion of it and all the staff who backstopped it. This team included a large number of ECA and OAU staff who produced careful reports on each and every session of the forum. There was also a lot of late night translation and printing of the statement, and he appreciated deeply the dedication of the staffs involved." he said.