BY DAVID MUWANGA
Monday, 15 August 2011
KAMPALA, UGANDA - The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has released a strategic plan that outlines the areas that are to be addressed in the year 2010.
The EAC will target greater cooperation in defence matters, implementation of the Common Market, and making progress on the Monetary Union and the Political Federation, the Secretary General Ambassador Juma Mwapachu has said.
In his new year message to the staff of the secretariat, Ambassador Mwapachu said that the revival of negotiations for the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and plans for the community's first ever summit on Food Security and Climate Change will be addressed.
He described the past year as a watershed as far as regional integration is concerned.
He noted the successful 10th anniversary celebrations and their role in elevating the identity and credibility of the EAC, and hailed staff for the diligence and commitment that has catapulted the EAC into a model regional economic community.
He said the signing of the protocol for the establishment of | More » |
