Press Statement of the 285th Meeting of the Peace and Security Council Held on 13 July 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Abstract

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 285th meeting held on 13 July 2011, was briefed by the Commissioner for Peace and Security on the accession to independence of the Republic of South Sudan and the ceremony that took place in Juba on 9 July 2011.