2.2.2 In this regard, the Ministerial Committee recommended that
the Chairperson of the Organ, assisted by the Secretariat,
should draft the Terms of Reference (TORs) for the development of the SIPO, pursuant to Article 2 of the Protocol on
Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation.
2.2.3 At its Extra-Ordinary meeting held on 14th January 2002 in
Blantyre, the SADC Summit of Heads of State and
Government approved the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the
development of the SIPO and established a Task Force comprising the Troika of SADC and that of the Organ to undertake the exercise.
2.2.4 After the Summit mandate, the Draft Inception Paper was
developed in Maputo, from 24–26 April 2002. The
Ministerial Committee of the Organ approved the Inception
Paper at its meeting held on 23rd August 2002 in Maputo,
Mozambique.
2.2.5 The Task Force met in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 9 – 13
September 2002 and prepared a Zero draft of the SIPO. At its
meeting held from 18 – 22 October 2002, in Dar-Es-Salaam,
the United Republic of Tanzania, the Task Force produced the
First Draft SIPO. In the process of improving the First Draft,
the Task Force met from 18 –21 March 2003 in Maseru, the
Kingdom of Lesotho and produced the Second Draft SIPO.
2.2.6 The Task Force submitted the Second Draft for consideration
and input by all Member States at a Workshop held from 13
– 16 April 2003 in Gaborone, Botswana. All Member States
except the DRC and Seychelles attended the workshop.
Mauritius sent apologies.
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