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"Mr President, we are not doing much more than going over old ground. It is nearly two years ago that the negotiations about the Cotonou Agreement were completed. Despite this, I hope that the Council will take the report by Mr Rod seriously. I would compliment the rapporteur on the sharp analysis in his report. The fact that a number of inconsistencies have survived in the Cotonou Agreement and the unwillingness to reduce underdevelopment if this means abandoning self-interest put the rapporteur in a sombre mood regarding the outcome of the development project. I share his concerns on this. I can only partly subscribe to the shift towards integration in the world trade system instead of a change of that system to benefit the poorest. Admittedly, aid without trade is not very effective, but trade is no panacea for underdevelopment.
I should like to finish off with a word on the future regional trade agreements. From the WTO’s perspective, there is little choice other than continuing with Lomé in the same vein. However, I should like to draw your attention to another perspective, namely that of development. I am not so certain that the regional economic partnership agreements will benefit all our partners. Specifically, the least developed countries will not find them very useful. Furthermore, conflicts of interest may arise between the various countries in their more or less artificially divided regions. This is diametrically opposed to the EU’s conflict prevention policy which is high on the agenda."@en1
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