Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on the joint development efforts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti
Date: 1996-09-26
Institutions: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, European Parliament
Subjects: ACP-EU Joint Assembly, Dominican Republic, Haiti, South-South cooperation, development policy













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21997P0227(34)

Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on the joint development efforts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti  


Official Journal C 062 , 27/02/1997 P. 0065 - 0065 





JOINT ASSEMBLY OF THE CONVENTION CONCLUED BETWEEN THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (ACP-EC)RESOLUTION () on the joint development efforts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,- meeting in Luxembourg from 23 to 26 September 1996,A. having regard to the efforts made by the governments of the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti to unite and coordinate their efforts for the development of their respective countries, which led to the creation of a joint committee by the declaration of the Presidents of the Republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic of 13 March 1996 in Santo Domingo,B. having regard to the first session of the Haitian-Dominican Joint Committee, held in Port-au-Prince from 16 to 18 September 1996,C. whereas the meeting provided an opportunity for discussion to identify and consider joint concerns in the social, political, economic and cultural fields, and to devise an action plan adopted by the joint declaration signed in Port-au-Prince by the Foreign Ministers of the two countries on 18 September 1996,D. whereas Title XII of the Fourth Lomé Convention, on regional cooperation, provides a framework for promoting economic, social and cultural development between two or more ACP States, with a view to contributing to the prosperity of their respective peoples,E. whereas joint projects, particularly on infrastructure (energy, roads, the environment, tourism and development of the frontier region) can be tackled under the Lomé Convention framework,F. having regard to the representations made by the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti in the Caribbean Forum (Cariforum) and at the European Commission, with a view to obtaining special resources to carry out joint development projects,1. Welcomes the initiatives of the above two countries in finding laudable alternatives to the problems of joint development;2. Congratulates the two governments for their efforts to harmonize and coordinate their development policies within the ACP Group and the Caribbean region in particular;3. Calls for special, swift consideration to be given to joint funding applications to the Commission of the European Communities and to Cariforum by the two countries with a view to carrying out projects for the socio-economic development of their peoples;4. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council, the Commission and Cariforum.() Adopted by the ACP-EU Joint Assembly on 26 September 1996 in Luxembourg.() OJ No C 245, 21. 9. 1995.() OJ No C 61, 29. 2. 1996, p. 66.