Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian Prime Minister, and Jean Ping, Chair of the African Union Commission, led much of the discussion, which centred on the impact of the global recession.

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It will be opened by Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, in the presence of the Ethiopian Prime minister, Meles Zenawi, and Jean Ping, Chair of the African Union Commission.

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