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I think that, as far as transparency is concerned, these agreements should be highly transparent. I personally have no comments to make on any lack of transparency. What we have to bear in mind is that we are in a transitional phase with these interim agreements. They are not wholly satisfactory, but we cannot do otherwise in light of the WTO rules.
Secondly, the honourable Member is right: the countries which concluded them are critical of such agreements. There is always criticism of the efficacy of development aid. We are working with the Commission to ensure that these aid mechanisms and these support mechanisms are more transparent, that is clear.
Thirdly, what we want is to move towards global agreements which encompass all stakeholders and the representatives of civil society in the partner countries.
Fourthly, as far as fisheries along the coast of West Africa are concerned, I believe that Mrs Doyle is right. We obviously need to ensure that there will always be sustainable development and, come what may, agreements which remain bilateral must not exert excessive pressure. As the honourable Member pointed out, we must keep effective measures in place to control fisheries resources. It is not easy. Naturally we must take account of the state of economic development and help these countries to become better integrated into international trade zones."@en1
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