Assembly/AU/Dec.509(XXII) DECISION ON THE DATE AND VENUE OF THE 23RD ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE AFRICAN UNION The Assembly, 1. WELCOMES the offer of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to host the TwentyThird Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, in June 2014; 2. ACCEPTS the offer of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and REQUESTS the Commission to undertake the necessary consultations with this country in this regard, to ensure that the session is held under the best possible conditions; 3. DECIDES that the dates for the ordinary session of the Assembly shall be as follows : i) Twenty-Eight Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee: 20 – 21 June 2014; ii) Twenty-Fifth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council: 23 - 24 June 2014; iii) Twenty-Third Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union: 26 – 27 June 2014.