4th Enhanced Political Dialogue between the European Union and Vanuatu

The European Union (EU) and the Republic of Vanuatu held their fourth Political Dialogue in Brussels ton the third week on January 2017. The Political Dialogue meeting provided an opportunity for both sides to review cooperation between the EU and Vanuatu over the last years and to agree on future perspectives for EU-ACP relations after 2020.

The dialogue identified a number of areas for follow-up that will boost cooperation between European Union and Vanuatu in the period until the next political dialogue in 2019. Both the European Union and Vanuatu agreed a number of actions to assure the implementation of ongoing and future development programmes, notably in the agricultural sector. Both sides welcomed their close cooperation in the international fight against Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported fishing and in promoting the sustainable management of marine resources.

• Primary Source

EU: EEAS: Vanuatu and the EU https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/2331/vanuatu-and-eu_en

EU: EEAS: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) https://eeas.europa.eu/diplomatic-network/african-caribbean-and-pacific-group-states-acp_en

ESO: Background information: EU signs visa waiver agreements with 7 ACP countries http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-signs-visa-waiver-agreements-with-7-acp-countries/

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