ɪt wʌz sˈaɪnd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˌɪntɚɡˌʌvɚnmˈɛntəl mˈiːɾɪŋ ˌɔn ɡɹˈeɪt ˈeɪps ænd ðə fˈɜːst kˈaʊnsəl mˈiːɾɪŋ ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˈeɪps sɚvˈaɪvəl pˈɑːɹtnɚʃˌɪp ɡɹˈæsp ɪn kɪnʃˈɑːsə, dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌvðə kˈɑːŋɡoʊ ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv.
It was signed during the Intergovernmental Meeting on Great Apes and the first council meeting of the Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on September 9, 2005.