Tuesday, June 18, 2024 was all about discussing the bill No. 2056/PJL/AN allowing the President to approve Cameroon's joining of the United Nations conventions on stateless persons' status and reducing statelessness cases. These conventions were adopted on September 28, 1954, and August 30, 1961, in New York, USA.
The text describes the bill authorizing the President of the Republic to ratify the Protocol amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization by including the fisheries subsidies agreement in the annex of 1A of June 17, 2022, and the bill authorizing the President to ratify the partnership agreement between the European Union and its Member States of the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS-EU) signed on November 15, 2023, in Samoa. The discussions were led by the Honorable BANMI Emmanuel, President of the Foreign Affairs Committee. The bills on the agenda were respectively defended by the Minister of Justice, Laurent ESSO, for bill No. 2056/PJL/AN, the Minister of Commerce, Luc Magloire MBARGA ATANGANA, for bill No. 2057/PJL/AN, and the Minister of Economy, Planning, and Regional Development, Alamine OUSMANE MEY, for bill No. 2055/PJL/AN. They were all assisted by the Minister of External Relations, Lejeune MBELLA MBELLA.
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Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, Mincommerce
« This is about the bill authorizing the President of the Republic to ratify the WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies from June 17, 2022. The agreement is the result of extensive work by the WTO DG, who, upon taking office, saw that the organization was stuck. It's about taking step by step and finalizing specific agreements. It's about supporting developing countries and the least developed countries with specific measures that highlight the principle of special and differential treatment because not all member states are in the same boat. It's about putting an end to the overexploitation of our coastal and fishing resources due to foreign vessels and those engaging in illegal fishing in territorial waters. It's a significant and essential step forward from the meeting that our country will host the 14th Ministerial Conference in 2026. ».
Alamine Ousmane Mey, Minepat
« After rich and intense discussions in which Cameroon participated, we can say that this agreement gives us the opportunity to look ahead to the next 20 years with serenity and determination in pooling efforts of the European Union, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific to address the priorities of security, governance, democracy, rule of law, inclusion in development, mobility, and climate change. The issues that require much more solidarity, multilateralism, and greater involvement of countries on the continent. One exclusivity of this agreement is that it advocates for three protocols for Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. This shows that the specificities of these regions are taken into account in resolving their problems. Lastly, the funding that will be mobilized will allow our country to continue the SND30, to pursue its development towards the SDGs, and also to achieve the African Union's Agenda 2063. We will ensure that Cameroon's interests are preserved and represent the expectations of our people who want to be involved in this development process. ».
Clément NOUMSI
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