Assembly/AU/Dec.238(XII) Page 1 DECISION ON THE DATES AND VENUE OF THE THIRTEENTH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE AFRICAN UNION The Assembly, 1. WELCOMES the offer by the Republic of Madagascar to host the Thirteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Antananarivo, Madagascar; 2. DECIDES that the dates of the Ordinary Sessions of the Assembly will be as follows: (i) Eighteenth Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee: 24-25 June 2009; (ii) Fifteenth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council: 28- 29 June 2009; (iii) Thirteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly: 1-3 July 2009.