Ambassador of Ukraine to the Federal Republic of Nigeria Valerii Aleksandruk took part in the ceremony of transferring of authority to the new President of ECOWAS Commission that was held on April 8, 2016 in the headquarters of ECOWAS

in Abuja.

The meeting of ECOWAS was held in the context of accession to office of the new President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States Marcel Alain de Souza.

Leaving the office of the President of ECOWAS Commission, Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo noted the achievements of the organization in deepening regional cooperation and integration development. He also highlighted the main problems and challenges facing the West African region.

The newly appointed President of the Commission Marcel Alain de Souza in his speech focused on the issues of peace and security in the region, as well as on capacity building of ECOWAS and on the prospects for further cooperation.