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Statement by the ACP Secretary General at the Opening Session 99th session of the ACP Council of Ministers, 17 June 2014, Nairobi

Honourable Dr Abdallah OMARI KIGODA, Minister for Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tanzania of the United Republic of Tanzania and

President of the ACP Council of Ministers; Honourable Ministers,

Your Honourable Adan Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Development, Government of Kenya,

Excellencies ACP Ambassadors and High-Commissioners accredited to Brussels and Kenya,

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Statement by the Secretary General: "The ACP Group: Vision and Objectives, Growth and Evolution, and Lessons Learned" - Session 1, EPG Consultations, 2 June 2014, Malabo - Equatorial Guinea

Your Excellencies,

Honorable Members of Parliament and

Distinguished participants

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Statement by the Secretary General at the Opening of the Central African Regional Consultations of the Eminent Persons Group, 2 June 2014, Malabo - Equatorial Guinea

Your Excellency, Teodoro Obiang Nguema MBASOGO, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea

Your Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria and Chairman of the ACP Eminent Persons' Group (EPG)

Your Excellency, Bharrat JAGDEO, former President of Guyana and other ACP Eminent Persons Group members present,

Honourable Ministers,

Highly distinguished personalities, delegates and resource persons,

Ladies and Gentlemen

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Opening remarks by the Secretary General at the Intra-ACP Global Climate Change Programme - 2nd Regional Technical Meeting, 5 May 2014 - Brussels

It is with profound pleasure that I welcome you to the ACP House for the second Regional Technical Meeting (RTM) of the Intra-ACP Global Climate Change Programme (GCCA). This technical meeting aims to explore ways to improve the exchange of information, synergies, improve cooperation and coordination among the regions and between the regions and the ACP Secretariat, and with other climate related programmes in order to best address climate change as a challenge to our development.

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Statement by the ACP Secretary General at the Opening Session of the East Africa Regional Consultations of the Eminent Persons Group, Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

Your Excellency, Alemayehu GUJO, State Minister of Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

Mr Peter GAKUNU and other Esteemed Members of the Eminent Persons' Group (EPG)

H.E. Dr Diodurus KAMALA, Chair of the Committee of Ambassadors

H.E. Ambassador Berhane Gebray, Former Secretary-General of the ACP

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Welcome statement by the Secretary General at the 98th session of the ACP Council of Ministers, 10 December 2013, Brussels - Belgium

Your Excellency Honourable Tuilaepa Lupesoliai SAILELE MALIELEGAOI, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade of the Independent State of Samoa,

Honourable Ministers,

Your Excellencies,

Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,

Gentlemen and Women of the Press,

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Statement by the Secretary General at the 34th session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22 November 2013

Honourable Dr. Joyce Laboso,

President of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly,

Chairman of the ACP Committee of Ambassadors,

Members of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly,

Distinguished guests,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am glad to welcome you to Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, for the meetings of the 34th Session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly and 26th Session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

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Statement by the Secretary General at the 9th ACP Ministers of Trade meeting, 9 Oct 2013, Brussels

Distinguished Honourable Ministers;

Our Special Guests, Ambassador Yonov AGAH Deputy Director-General of the WTO and Mr Martin KHOR, Executive Director of South Centre,

Permanent Secretaries and Directors-General of Ministries responsible for Trade matters in ACP States

Excellency Ambassadors,

Heads and representatives of ACP regional integration organizations

Distinguished participants,

Ladies and gentlemen,

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Welcome statement by the Secretary General at the Meeting of the ACP Senior Trade Officials and Technical Follow Up Group on EPA Negotiations and Implementation, 7 October 2013, Brussels

Promote Permanent Secretaries and Directors-General of Ministries responsible for Trade Issues in ACP States; Excellency Ambassadors; Heads and Representatives of ACP regional integration organizations; Distinguished participants; Ladies and gentlemen,

It is a pleasure for me to welcome you all to Brussels, Belgium, and to ACP House, your House, for this meeting of ACP Senior Trade Officials and Technical Follow-up Group on EPA negotiations and implementation.

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Statement by the Secretary General at the 33rd session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly, 18 September 2013, Brussels BELGIUM

Honourable Dr. Joyce Laboso,

Honourable President of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly,

Excellency, Chairman of the ACP Committee of Ambassadors,

Honourable Members of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly,

Distinguished guests,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

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