The Secretary-General of the OACPS, His Excellency Mr. Moussa S. Batraki, held a high-level engagement with the President of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio. He acknowledged Sierra Leone for its active participation in OACPS programmes and congratulated the President on his upcoming chairmanship of ECOWAS and the United Nations Security Council later this year. The Secretary-General also informed the President of the upcoming OACPS Summit of Heads of State and Government, which President Bio welcomed as an opportunity to reflect on 50 years of the OACPS and the future of the organisation. President Bio affirmed his commitment to the OACPS and the crucial role it plays in strengthening ties with the EU and enhancing South-South cooperation.