The joint task force will meet from 20 to 21 October to discuss the cooperation between EU and AU. It will prepare work for the upcoming Africa-EU Summit on 29-30 November in Tripoli, Libya. Participants will discuss progress in each of the eight partnerships of the Joint Africa EU Strategy, and agree on an action plan for the period 2011-2013, which will be adopted at the summit. Traditionally, the joint task force brings together services from the European Commission and the African Union Commission to discuss cooperation between both commissions.