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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>BRUSSELS \u2013 No nation is being coerced by the European Union (EU) to ratify a new 20-year partnership pact. This is according to Carlos Zorrinho, chair of the European Parliament\u2019s Delegation to the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) with the European Union joint assembly.<\/p>\n

The framework for EU relations with countries in ACP is outlined in the agreement. The new cooperation agreement will act as the new international accord that governs the EU\u2019s interactions with 79 nations. The states comprise 15 Pacific, 16 Caribbean, and 48 African nations.<\/p>\n

Namibia, however, last month declared it would not sign the updated partnership agreement in its present format. \u201cThe two countries that are having problems with the deal are Namibia and Jamaica, and the talks are proceeding well. Participating in this multilateral strategy is voluntary, but it is preferable because it offers options and benefits all sides equally,\u201d said Zorrinho last week during a EU study tour in Belgium for journalists from Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Zambia.<\/p>\n

Last month, Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said in an address to the National Assembly, that the attorney general in 2021 identified specific issues and prescriptive provisions that require certain actions not in accordance with the country\u2019s international relations and cooperation policy, its legal framework, or its constitution.<\/p>\n

According to Nandi-Ndaitwah, the issues were not resolved at the time of signing in early November 2023, despite Namibia having informed the EU of these obstacles. \u201cAdditional aspects of the new partnership agreement also raised some concerns, in particular Article 97, which states that \u2018no treaty, convention, agreement or arrangement of any kind between one or more member states of the EU and one or more OACPS members shall impede the implementation of this agreement,\u201d Nandi-Ndaitwah said at the time.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Zorrinho explained that the new EU agreement is a strong alternative tool to a divided world.<\/p>\n

\u201cCountries who choose to be part of this multilateral approach do not lose the possibility of doing business with other major world players,\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n

He elaborated that the goal of the new agreement is to increase the EU and ACP nations\u2019 ability to work together to address global issues. Over two billion individuals are protected by the deal.<\/p>\n

The document establishes shared values and addresses six key areas of concern: human rights and democracy, climate change, human and social development, peace and security, and migration and mobility.<\/p>\n

Relations<\/p>\n

Namibia and the EU currently have a cordial relationship.<\/p>\n

Just recently, Namibia and the EU approved the roadmap for a strategic partnership on sustainable raw material value chains and renewable hydrogen. As such, Namibia\u2019s green ambitions are going to be supported by investments totalling just over N$20 billion (\u20ac1 billion) from the European Union (EU), its member states and European financial institutions. Furthermore, to promote Southern African economic growth and integration, the EU has pledged to fund research to examine how to optimally utilise the Port of Walvis Bay as a logistics and industrial hub.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Namibia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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