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Opening remarks by the Secretary General of the ACP Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, on the occasion of the celebration of International Women's Day, 8 March 2012, Brussels

[Pleasantries]

Brussels, 7 March 2012/ ACP: The ACP Secretariat has conveyed its deep condolences over the recent death of former Prime Minister of Grenada Hon. George Ignatius Brizan, who will be laid to rest in a state funeral on 16 March in the Caribbean country’s capital, St George’s.

He passed away on 18 February 2012 at age 69.

Brussels, 7 March 2012/ ACP: The Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group) welcomed its newest member, Chief Legal Counsel Ms Katalaina Maka Sapolu on 1 March 2012.

Brussels, 5 March 2012/ ACP: A children’s book and a film about a legendary Caribbean musician will be amongst several highlights of an evening dedicated to women, organised by the ACP Secretariat for International Women’s Day this Thursday 8 March.

Brussels, 2 March 2012/ ACP: Former President of Burundi Pierre Buyoya will call on African, Caribbean and Pacific Ambassadors at the ACP House in Brussels this afternoon to speak on peace and security issues and to present his new book on inter-Burundi conflict and peacebuilding processes.

Brussels, 24 February 2012/ ACP: The ACP Group of States have declared solidarity with member country Somalia, supporting intensified efforts to reclaim national peace and stability after more than a decade of political transition.

7th Regional Meeting (Southern Africa) of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, Lusaka, ZAMBIA
Statement by the Secretary-General of the ACP Group at the Meeting of ACP Members
22 February 2012

Mr. President, Members of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Harare, 22 February 2012/ AllAfrica.com: ZIMBABWE’S trade with the European Union increased by 36 percent last year, reaching 664 million euros from 488 million euros in 2010, the European Union Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Aldo Dell’Ariccia, has said.

Ambassador Dell’Ariccia said initial data on Zimbabwe-EU trade in 2011 showed improvements in both imports and exports.

The ambassador was speaking at a seminar on the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement hosted by ZimTrade yesterday.

Brussels, 23 February 2012/ ACP: Major players are on the move with preparations for the 7^th ACP Heads of State Summit scheduled for December 2012.

Brussels, 22 February 2012/ ACP: Composers and musical groups throughout the 79 member states of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group have been invited to submit entries for a common anthem that would embody the “spirit, ideals and objectives” of the Group.