Preamble: 

We, Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States responsible for trade matters, meeting in Brussels from  19 to 21 October 2015 to, among other things, review preparations for the Tenth WTO Ministerial Conference (MC10) in Nairobi and provide political guidance  to our Member States; 

The ACP Group Trade Ministers, meeting in Brussels from 24 to 26 June 2015;

HAVING considered the state of play of the EPA negotiations and the implementation processes in the various ACP configurations;

The ACP Council of Ministers at its 100^th Session held at ACP House, in Brussels, Belgium from 10^th to 12^th December 2014;

Expressing its Deep Concern on the humanitarian impact of the eruption of the volcano of Fogo in Cabo Verde, which started in the morning of 23 November 2014 and affecting the entire population of Chã das Caldeiras and the surrounding areas, totalling nearly 2000 people and still spewing lava to this day;