2. The SIPO Development Process 2.2.1 The 1st Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation, held on 17th - 18th December 2001, in Luanda, Angola, noted that since its inception, in 1996, the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation had not formally produced an Indicative Strategic Plan for its mid and long-term activities. The Committee also noted that with the signing of the SADC Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation the Organ was given a new thrust, which had created great expectations within and outside the region. It is in this context that non-State Parties expressed their willingness to support and cooperate with the Organ. 12