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Article: EU, PNG sign trade, development agreement
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- July 30, 2009
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EU, PNG sign trade, development agreement
BRUSSELS, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The European Union and Papua New
Guinea signed on Wednesday the interim Economic Partnership
Agreement (EPA), which was first initialled at the end of 2007.
Fiji also initialled the agreement in 2007 but decided to sign at
a later stage, according to the EU's executive Commission.
The agreement focuses on trade in goods and includes important
provisions on rules of origin for the fisheries sector.
"This agreement is an important step towards a strong and lasting
EU-Pacific trade and development partnership," said EU Trade
Commissioner Catherine Ashton in a statement issued after the
signing ceremony.
The interim EPA ...