The European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States have formally concluded negotiations on the new partnership agreement.
EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, said the new agreement deepens the partnership between the EU and the 79 members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
Also, Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Dussey says the main objective for signing the agreement is to improve of the living conditions of the populations of the two blocks.
The new Agreement substantially modernises the cooperation and extends the scope and scale of the EU and OACPS’ ambitions to better address current and future challenges.
The Agreement also includes a strong new regional focus and governance structure, tailored to each region’s needs, a first in over forty years of collaboration.
The document is not due to be signed until the second half of this year, but the framework for political, economic and sectorial cooperation over the next two decades has already been documented.
Partners have raised their commitments in priority areas such as: peace and security, democracy and governance, human rights, human development which covers health, environmental sustainability and climate change among others.
In April 2020, the ACP Group of States became the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, an international organisation with 79 members, following the entry into force of the revised Georgetown Agreement.
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