Press Release: The EU and the ACP countries sign the revised Cotonou Agreement

The revised Cotonou Agreement was signed in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 by the European Union and 76 countries from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. The new provisions cover a broad range of issues, including a provision for a strengthened political dialogue and references to the fight against terrorism, co-operation in countering proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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