The 29th Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union (AU) will kickoff at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa on June 27, 2017.

The 29th summit, which will take place from June 27 to July 4, will be held under the theme "Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in Youth."

The Pan-African bloc in a statement on Monday indicated that, the 34th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives' Committee (PRC) will be held during the first two days of summit, June 27 and 28.

The PRC meeting is expected to prepare the agenda of the AU Summit with appropriate recommendations for consideration by the Executive Council, which is scheduled to take place from June 30 to July 1.

The Permanent Representatives' Committee meeting will bring together all the Ambassadors of the 55 AU member states based in Addis Ababa and other key AU officials, the AU Commission announced.

The main event of the summit, the 29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union, is expected to take place from July 3 to 4.

Meanwhile, Ethiopian security forces have assured African leaders and summit participants for the peaceful deliberations of the event.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Addis Ababa City Administration, in a joint press communique issued on Friday, asserted that that the east African country has completed all the necessary security preparations.

(Xinhua News Agency June 26, 2017)