South Africa raised its objection to the adoption of the draft rules of procedure as it was unclear from the draft rules presented how the position of the Secretary-General of the African Parliamentary Union (APU) would be appointed. Furthermore, matters relating to financing of the group were not clear and the two thirds majority required to effect amendments to the rules was considered very high. It was also noted that not all countries were members of the APU and therefore the suitability of this organisation to convene the Africa Geopolitical Group was brought into question. The representative from Kenya also raised a concern that no provision was made for interpretation to and from Swahili.