Welcoming the Guinean President, Parliament’s President Antonio Tajani stressed the EU’s support to the African Union and its member states. "In the next multiannual financial framework, the European Parliament is asking for more funds in order to have a real Marshall Plan for Africa. This must contribute to economic diversification and to the creation of a manufacturing base to enable the labour market to absorb new entrants", said President Tajani.

President Condé highlighted the strategic partnership between Africa and the European Union, calling for it to be strengthened and focused on the root causes of migration, on development and human trafficking.

On several occasions, the President of the Republic of Guinea thanked the European Union and its member states for their support, particularly during the major health crisis in Guinea brought on by the Ebola epidemic.

During the plenary speech, Alpha Condé also took stock of his year as President of the African Union (AU) and pointed out the recent signing of the agreement on the Continental Free Trade Area (ZLEC) and the progress on the African Renewable Energy Initiative.