On Tuesday 3 February 2004 Jean-Robert Goulongana, Secretary-General of the ACP group announced that the last regional grouping to start EPA negotiations with the EU would be a group of SADC-members: Tanzania, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia and Angola.
The launch of their negotiations with the EU is expected to take place in mid-March.

South-Africa would participate in the launch as a "learned observer" (as it has already signed an FTA with the EU).

Draft Guidelines for SADC EPA Negotiations
1st Special SADC CMT: ANNEX VI
REFERENCE: SADC 11/003/1/ (DRAFT 4)


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