Following a day long dialogue which included various outdoor and close
door exchanges between representatives from various government
institutions and Member States of the European Union in Liberia, under
the theme “Partnership for Tangible Results”, of the 11th EU – Liberia
Partnership Dialogue, both parties have reaffirmed their commitment to

continue to hold regular Political Dialogue meetings and follow-up on
their conclusions as well as agreeing for the next or 12th EU – Liberia
Partnership Dialogue to take place during the first half of 2024.
The Dialogue was co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H. E.
Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah Sr., and the Head of the EU
Delegation to Liberia, Ambassador Laurent Delahousse. Members of the
Liberian delegation included the Minister of Finance and Development
Planning, Hon. Samuel Tweah; the Minister of Justice, Hon. Frank
Musah Dean, Jr.; the Acting Minister of Gender, Children and Social
Protection, Mr. Hassan A. Karneh; the Commissioner of the National
Elections Commission (NEC), Hon. Boakai A. Dukuly. Deputy Minister for
Administration/Commerce & Industry, Hon. Wilfred Bangura, Chairman
of the Independent National Commission for Human Rights, Cllr.
Dempster Brown, and the Chairman of the Governance Commission,
Hon. Garrison Yealue. The EU Member States were represented by the
Ambassador of France H.E. Mr. Michaël Roux; Ambassador of Sweden
H.E. Mr. Urban Sjöström, Ambassador of Germany H.E. Mr. Jakob
Haselhuber, and the Chargé d’affaires of Ireland Mr. Simon McCormac.

During the Dialogue, both parties addressed a selected number of issues
of mutual interest. This exchange took place in the context of the 50th
Anniversary of EU-Liberia relations. In 1973, the Commission of the
European Economic Community established its first office in Liberia,

which has since been upgraded to a full diplomatic mission, the
Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Liberia.

The EU underlined that Team Europe (EU + Member States) remains
committed to supporting the implementation of the Pro-Poor Agenda
for Prosperity and Development (PAPD), as trustworthy and durable
partners, delivering to the people of Liberia. On 5 June, Ambassador
Laurent Delahousse and the Minister of Finance and Development
Planning, Hon. Samuel D.Tweah Jr., proceeded with the signature of
four new support programmes of the European Union to Liberia,
totaling 80 million euros / 88 million US dollars. These program will add
to the EU-Liberia development partnership from 2021 to 2024, for which
a total of 191 million euros / 220 million US dollars have been
earmarked.