The President of AMDIN, Mr Eduardo Chilundo, opened the meeting by welcoming all the participating members present with special emphasis to the Acting Principal of the NSG, Dr Sipho Manana; the Secretariat and the former ADMIN Secretary General, Prof Richard Levin. He further expressed his gratitude to the South African government for supporting the AMDIN activities. The President indicated that on the 04th of March 2019, there was a launch and celebration of the publication of the AMDIN Journal which was attended by the Deputy Minister for Public Service and Administration, Dr Pilane Majake and the European Union (EU) Ambassador, Dr Marcus Cornaro. He further acknowledged the key role of the EU and African Union (AU) for the continued support to AMDIN initiatives. The President further indicated that the work of AMDIN would not be smooth without the support of our partners.