The incorporation of LOCATION@1 into the organization on NUMBER@1 May NUMBER@2 was described as `` a decisive turning point in the history of our continent '' by PERSON@1 , Foreign Minister of LOCATION@2 at the time .

When LOCATION@1 joined the organization on NUMBER@1 May NUMBER@2 it was described as `` a decisive turning point in the history of our continent '' by PERSON@1 , Foreign Minister of LOCATION@2 at the time .
