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India, African Union Work on New Dates for Summit, MEA Says
India and the African Union are working to find new dates for the India-Africa Summit after a postponement due to Ebola, the MEA said. Jaishankar attended Africa Day celebrations.
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India and the African Union are in touch to finalise dates for the next India-Africa Summit, the Ministry of External Affairs said Friday. The fourth India-Africa Forum Summit, originally scheduled for earlier this year, was postponed after an Ebola outbreak in Africa.
MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters the decision to postpone came after consultations with the African Union. "We are looking forward to organising the India-Africa Summit, and both sides are in touch with each other for a convenient date as to when it can be organised," Jaiswal said.