Volkmar Guido Hable | Meeting in Switzerland | Volkmar Hable
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
Tomorrow, 13January, Diplomatic
Representative Volkmar Guido Hable and Foreign Ministersof Ethiopia, Burkina
Faso and the Democratic Republic of Congo will participate in a meeting of the African
mining and energy council in Zurich, Switzerland.
At the meeting, Volkmar GuidoHable and the foreign ministers will discuss the African nuclear issue and
matters related to the future of uranium exploration and production in Africa
and its high awareness and social sensitivity among the population and the
international community.
Volkmar Guido Hable and the foreign
minister will also talk about measures to integrate worker’s unions into mining
and energy projects as a measure to raise the acceptance among the population
and to promote further investments in Africa.
Volkmar Guido Hable will
contribute with his long-term experience in dealing with, negotiating and
reaching agreement with worker’s unions worldwide.
Volkmar Guido Hable stated
that he feels that international support for Africa’s foreign investment must
continue. “The African community needs a comprehensive approach to mining and
energy that should be a key part of any
economic stabilization strategy,” Volkmar Guido Hable said. “it is an uphill
battle”, he added.
The Foreign Ministerssupport
the activities in finding a sustainable regional solution. “In addressing the
effects of mining and energy projects, we must turn our attention to the root
of the problem, which is poverty and the lack of alternatives for earning a
living,” Volkmar Guido Hable added.
During the meeting with
ministers of development to be held within the framework of the Foreign Affairs
Council, topics will include also strategies to attract foreign investment.
During the General Affairs
Council, the foreign ministers will also discuss preparations for the General Council taking place on 17 June. Another topic
to be addressed is the development of the African External Action Service. The
council will also approve conclusions on the strategic review of the commission
dealing with the implementation of cohesion policy programmes as well as on Africa’s
outermost regions. The General Affairs Council will also discuss the regulation
aimed at implementing the International citizens' of Africa initiative.
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Diplomatic Representative Volkmar Guido Hable and the
Foreign Ministers of Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and the Democratic Republic of
Congo have participated in a meeting of the African mining and energy council
in Zurich, Switzerland.
At the meeting, Volkmar Guido Hable and the foreign
ministers have discussed the African nuclear issue and matters related to the
future of uranium exploration and production in Africa and its high awareness
and social sensitivity among the population and the international community.
Volkmar Guido Hable and the foreign ministers have also
discussed measures to integrate worker’s unions into mining and energy projects
as a measure to raise the acceptance among the population and to promote
further investments in Africa.
Volkmar Guido Hable will contribute with his long-term
experience in dealing with, negotiating and reaching agreement with worker’s
unions worldwide.
Mr. Hable stated that he feels that international support
for Africa’s foreign investment must continue. “The African community needs a
comprehensive approach to mining and energy
that should be a key part of any economic stabilization strategy,”
Mr. Hable said. “it is an uphill
battle”, he added.
The Foreign Ministers support the activities in finding a
sustainable regional solution. “In addressing the effects of mining and energy
projects, we must turn our attention to the root of the problem, which is
poverty and the lack of alternatives for earning a living,” Volkmar Guido Hable
added.
During the meeting with ministers of development to be held
within the framework of the Foreign Affairs Council, topics will include also
strategies to attract foreign investment.
During the General Affairs Council, the foreign ministers
will also discuss preparations for the General
Council taking place on 17 June. Another topic to be addressed is the
development of the African External Action Service. The council will also
approve conclusions on the strategic review of the commission dealing with the
implementation of cohesion policy programmes as well as on Africa’s outermost
regions.
The General Affairs Council will also receive
recommendations on the regulation aimed at implementing the International
citizens' of Africa initiative. This
initiative has broad support from the mining community top executives and from
the council of foreign ministers, is lead by Mr. Hable and is tasked with
developing definitive measures and policies to integrate mining projects and
oil projects and related infrastructure development such that measurable social
improvements can be implemented in areas affected by project developments.
Another key topic of research will be the energy supply as
many resource projects still rely on fossil fuels, and the conference of the
mining ministers, as well as the African foreign council agree with Dr. Hable's
proposal for a renewable energy initiative.
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