{"id":23558,"date":"2026-06-10T17:13:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/?post_type=newsroom&#038;p=23558"},"modified":"2026-06-17T10:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T06:03:08","slug":"joint-press-statement-on-the-conclusion-of-the-negotiations-to-deepen-the-eu-eastern-and-southern-africa-economic-partnership-agreement","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/fr\/newsroom\/joint-press-statement-on-the-conclusion-of-the-negotiations-to-deepen-the-eu-eastern-and-southern-africa-economic-partnership-agreement","title":{"rendered":"Joint Press Statement on the conclusion of the negotiations to deepen the EU-Eastern and Southern Africa Economic Partnership Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23558\" class=\"elementor elementor-23558\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f92bdc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f92bdc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9de16c9\" data-id=\"9de16c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40286b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40286b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Moustoifa Hassani Mohamed, Minister of Trade and Consumer Affairs of the Republic of Madagascar, Hon. Haingotiana Michela Ang\u00e8le Andriamadison, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade of the Republic of Mauritius, Hon. Dhananjay Ramful, Minister for Transport, Ports and Civil Aviation, Hon. Veronique Laporte of the Republic of Seychelles, and the Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency of the European Commission, Mr. Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d.<\/p><p>Both sides welcomed the conclusion of the negotiations as a significant milestone in the EU-ESA partnership. They underlined that the Agreement is comprehensive, forward-looking and mutually beneficial, and will strengthen trade relations, enhance supply chain resilience, and support sustainable development.<\/p><p>As a modern and comprehensive FTA, the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa, it covers not only trade in goods but also services, investment, digital trade, and sectoral cooperation, while supporting local processing, industrial transformation and value addition in the ESA States.<\/p><p>Both sides underlined their shared objective of taking the necessary steps towards signature and entry into force of the Agreement as soon as possible, in line with their respective procedures. 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