Assembly/AU/Dec.148 (VIII) DECISION ON THE FIRST AFRICAN UNION CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR HYDROCARBONS (OIL AND GAS) - DOC. EX.CL/311 (X) The Assembly: 1. TAKES NOTE of Executive Council recommendations on the First Conference of African Union Ministers responsible for hydrocarbons (Oil and Gas) held in Cairo, Egypt, in December 2006; 2. ADOPTS the Cairo Declaration and Plan of Action on African Cooperation and Solidarity in the area of hydrocarbons; 3. URGES Member States to support the establishment of the African Petroleum Fund; 4. REQUESTS the Commission, in collaboration with the African Development Bank (ADB) and other development partners to implement the measures contained in the Cairo Declaration and Plan of Action.