[This is the version of this document from 1 October 2004.]
The Pan-African Parliament,1.In terms of the Article 16 of the Protocol, the seat of the Pan-African Parliament shall be determined by the Assembly and shall be located in the territory of a State party to this Protocol:2.NOTING the decision of the Assembly of the Heads of State (Assembly/AU/Dec.39(III)) held 6-8 July, 2004, in Addis Ababa, to award the Republic of South Africa the seat of the Pan-African Parliament;3.FURTHER noting the Host Country Agreement concluded between the African Union and the Republic of the South Africa on 16 September 2004;4.CONVEYS our gratitude to H.E. Thabo Mbeki, the President of the Republic of South Africa, the government and the peoples of the Republic of South Africa;5.CONGRATULATES the Government of the Republic of South Africa for accepting the honour and responsibility of hosting one of the important Organs of the African Union;6.COMMENDS the People and the Government of the Republic of South Africa for the support and cooperation already shown during the Second Session as a clear indication of South Africa’s commitment to support efforts of establishing a strong Pan-African Parliament as a democratic institution.
