The Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States

COMMUNIQUE - ACP Group: Fact-finding Mission to Fiji: 12 – 16 May 2008

In accordance with Decision No.6/LXXXVI/07 of the 86th Session of the ACP Council of Ministers, which took place in Brussels during the period 10 – 14 December 2007, and within the context of intra-ACP political dialogue, the ACP Committee of Ambassadors will dispatch a Fact-finding Mission to Fiji during the period 12 – 16 May 2008.

The principle objective of the Mission is to determine how the ACP Group could assist Fiji with the normalization of its relationship with the European Union.  Furthermore, the Mission will also obtain first hand information on the status of implementation of the 13 commitments made by the Fijian authorities during the Article 96 Consultations (Cotonou Agreement) with the European Union, determine the effect of sanctions on Fiji, and observe the progress made by Fiji in promoting the essential elements and fundamental element of the Cotonou Agreement.
 
The Mission will be lead by H. E. Mr. Tuala Falani CHAN TUNG, Ambassador of Samoa and Chairperson of the Sub-committee on Political, Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs of the ACP Committee of Ambassadors, and accompanied by H. E. Mr. Roy Mickey JOY, Ambassador of Vanuatu and member of the Bureau of the ACP Committee of Ambassadors.