Opening Statement by Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson SMITH, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, President-in-Office of the ACP Council of Ministers, during the opening session of the 107th Session of the ACP Council of  Ministers Meeting in Lomé, Togo, 29th May 2018.

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STATEMENT BY HONOURABLE VINCENT T. SERETSE MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND COOPERATION OF BOTSWANA, DURING THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE 107th ACP COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING ON POST COTONOU, LOME, TOGO, 29 MAY 2018. 

Prior to the opening of the 107th session of the ACP Council of Ministers, consultations took place in order to hear the views from the various regional organisations on how they perceived the future for the ACP Group as it seeks to finalise its Negotiating Mandate.

A Special session was held on 27th May 2018 so that all countries could voice their concerns and views. The consensus at the end of the day was that the ACP draft mandate was to be presented to the formal session of Council on 29th May for consideration.

Brussels, 3 May 2018/ ACP: The Prime Minister of Somalia, Mr Hassan Ali Khayre, met with Ambassadors of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries in Brussels earlier today.  The main message from the Prime Minister was that Somalia was trying to establish a stable foundation on which to re-build a strong nation.

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Brussels, Belgium, April 12, 2018

Chairman of the Committee of Ambassador H.E. Mrs. Sheila Sealy-Monteith, Excellencies, Secretary-General, Colleagues,

I bring you warm greetings from the sunny shores of Barbados on behalf of my Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Freundel Stuart, as well as from the Government and friendly Barbadian people.