Situation in Africa (general policy of the Council of Europe)
Recommendation 840
(1978)
Author(s):
Parliamentary Assembly
Origin
Assembly debate on 29 September 1978 (12th Sitting) (see Doc. 4216, report of the Political Affairs Committee). Text adopted by the Assembly on 29 September 1978 (12th Sitting).
2. Welcoming the political co-operation that has been established in the Council of Europe, covering in particular :
a the policy of detente, in the form of exchanges of views on follow-up to the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ;
b European co-operation, in the form of exchanges of views on the activities of the various European organisations ;
c European activities in the United Nations,
3. Recommends that the Committee of Ministers :
a include the situation in Africa and the Middle East in its discussions on political cooperation between member governments, in order to identify the political aspects of a possible solidarity agreement between Africa, the Middle East and Europe ;
b consider the possibility of providing practical aid in the educational sphere, through the establishment of training centres to meet the educational and scientific and technical needs of young Africans.
