African Peace support Trainers Associations: Cameroon To Host Secretariat

Cameroon host the Secretariat of the African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA) in Yaounde. This is the first of seven resolutions unanimously adopted after deliberations at the 16th Annual General Assembly of the group held in the capital city on October 13 and 15, 2018. Chaired by the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence in charge of the National Gendarmerie, Etoga Galax Yves Landry, on behalf of the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, the member countries of the association composed work together at improving capacity for peace support operations in Africa. Going by the resolution, APSTA Secretariat will be accorded the necessary diplomatic privileges and immunities of an international organisation.

“With gratitude, APSTA fully accepts the offer of the Government of the Republic of Cameroon to host the APSTA Secretariat permanently in Yaounde, with diplomatic privileges and immunities of an international organisation,” reads entirely resolution one. APSTA has equally adopted a revised Constitution that reflects its new status as a PanAfrican International Organisation, according to the second resolution of the Annual General Assembly.

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