According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade CEO Peseta Noumea Simi, Samoa and Papua New Guinea will represent the Pacific at the Ministerial level central negotiating for the post-Cotonou agreement. He said Samoa is in the technical negotiating team for pillar two on development cooperation.
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Ministers of Foreign Affairs from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and from the European Union are in Brussels to discuss common priorities and challenges. "Building bridges and strengthening our partnership to face global challenges" is the theme of the meeting. In her opening remarks, the High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini stated "our people share many of the same principles and the same interests.''
The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) is leading a consortium, funded by the UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme (IPP), developing a Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE), which uses state-of-the-art technology to help inform farmers in sub-Saharan Africa of pest outbreaks that could devastate their crops and livelihoods.
International stakeholders gathered in Brussels on 17 July for the Somalia Partnership Forum, organised by the European Union together with the Federal Government of Somalia and Sweden. Over 60 delegations took part and agreed on joint commitments in key areas for inclusive politics, peace and security and economic recovery in Somalia.