Africa-Press – Angola. The Regional Joint Parliamentary Assemblies between the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (OEACP) with the European Union (EU) were formally constituted this Monday, in Luanda, within the scope of the new Samoa Agreement.
According to deputy Virgílio Tchiova, within the scope of this agreement, three new regions were created, namely Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific with the European Union (EU).
In the co-presidency of the African region, the representative of Benin was elected, from the Caribbean to Jamaica, while in the co-presidency of the Pacific region, the representative of Samoa was elected.
In addition to approving the Rules of Procedure, participants discussed new renewable energy sources, within the scope of the partnership between the EU and OEACP.
Meanwhile, MEP Carlos Zorrinho, co-president of the OEACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, emphasized the fact that, within the scope of the Samoa Agreement, three Assemblies have been created that will address specific regional issues in each region.
“We are going to discuss, for example, with the Pacific the issue of finance and climate and, with the African region, the issue of renewable energy, so we are starting a new cycle in Luanda”, he expressed.
The secretary general of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OEACP), Georges Chikoti, announced that the Joint Parliamentary Assemblies between the OEACP and the EU will focus on citizens’ concerns.
The Joint Parliamentary Assembly is a permanent body with consultative functions.
The OEACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly is co-chaired, on the European side, by Carlos Zorrinho, a Portuguese MEP, and, on the OEACP side, by Anita Rita Sithole, a Mozambican deputy.
The OEACP brings together around 1.5 billion people from three continents and 79 countries, 48 from Sub-Saharan Africa, 16 from the Caribbean and 15 from the Pacific, which makes this organization a significant force in the concert of nations.
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