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ACP states reject EU trade ultimatum
KIGALI - The 10th ordinary session of the parliamentary assembly of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries has rejected the European Union’s call for the group to sign the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) by December 31.In a meeting in Kigali yesterday, ACP member states decided not to bow to the EU pressure, insisting that they were not ready to enter a new trade agreement.
The Vice Chair of ACP Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade, MP Boyce Sebetela from Botswana (left) and ACP co-Chair, Senator Jean Marie Everistus from Saint Lucia at the meeting at Kigali Serena Hotel yesterday. (Photo/G. Barya)
