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According to him, the adoption of the Agreement establishing AfCFTA is one that has to be celebrated by all Africans as it expresses their unity in moving the continent forward. Hon.
The confab, held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre, Minister Joof said that the unconstitutional change of government has impacted negatively on the economic development of the continent for far too long.
The discussion, which centred on issues of mutual interests, included transit trade, the establishment of a tripartite cooperation framework, trade in cashew and other agricultural produce, and reactivation of the Joint Trade Committee meetings established under the Trade and Transit Cooperation Agreement signed between the Gambia and Senegal in 2020.
The visit of Minister Joof is the first visit to Guinea Bissau since he assumed the mantle of leadership of the Ministry of Trade. Excerpts from the Joint Communique are reproduced hereunder:
“At the invitation of His Excellency Minister of Trade of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Mr.