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EAC, EU agree to settle unresolved trade issues

Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Amb. Amina Mohamed (left) flanked by Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho during a press conference in Nairobi. PHOTO DAVID NJAAGA

Nairobi; Kenya: East African Community (EAC) states and the European Union (EU) have reached a new deal in protracted negotiations of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs).

The breakthrough draft text for the EPAs paves the way for a final agreement. A ministerial negotiation in Brussels, Belgium, early this year ended without an agreed text.

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