Geneva, Switzerland (BBN)-  The General Council on Wednesday agreed that the 10th Ministerial Conference be held in Nairobi, Kenya on December 15-18, 2015.

The chair, Ambassador Jonathan Fried, warmly thanked and congratulated Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed and the Government of Kenya for their successful offer.

He noted that he had previously informed delegations of Turkey’s decision to withdraw its offer to host the Conference in favour of Kenya, and thanked Turkey for its constructive spirit during the whole process.

BBN/SSR/AD-11Dec14-11:55 pm (BST)