The Africa-South America Summit (ASA Summit) is a tri-annual bi-continental diplomatic conference between the leading politicians of countries in South America and Africa. It was first held in 2006 in

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, followed by iterations in 2009 on

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and in 2013 in

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List of summits

First ASA Summit

The first summit was held in

and spearheaded by

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. It promulgated the Abuja Declaration and Plan of Action, as well as the resolution creating the "South America - Africa Cooperation Forum" (ASACOF).

Second ASA Summit

Third ASA Summit

The third ASA summit was scheduled to be held in Libya in 2011, but due to the

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which broke out that year, was postponed to 2012 and again to 2013, when it was finally held in Malabo. Chavez was a notable exception, being represented by Venezuelan foreign minister Elias Jaua due to Chavez's cancer treatment.

Fourth ASA Summit

The fourth summit was scheduled to be held in Ecuador in 2016.

References

External links

African Union
on the ASA
ASA Summit
on the Brazilian Foreign Ministry website {{International fora on Africa * 21st-century diplomatic conferences African Union Union of South American Nations Recurring events established in 2006