Press Release: EU pledges commitment to development for African Cotton producing countries

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Series Details IP/08/190 (06.02.08)
Publication Date 06/02/2008
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On 6 February, 2008, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson met Ministers from two African cotton producing countries to discuss the Doha Development Agenda, EU trade and development policy and the Economic Partnership Agreements that the EU is currently working on with African and Pacific countries. Mandelson met with Mamadou Sanou, Minister for Trade, Entrepreneurship and Handicrafts of Burkina Faso, and Ba Fatoumata Nene Sy, Minister for Economy, Industry and Trade of Mali.

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European Commission: MEMO/08/75: Cotton: a development priority http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/75&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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