MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA INSPECTS TECHNICAL WORKS PRELUDE TO THE 16TH MEETING OF THE ZLECAF COUNCIL OF TRADE MINISTERS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 15, 2025 IN KINSHASA
To reassure ourselves of the smooth running of the technical work of experts from the 54 member countries of the African Continental Free Trade Area-ZLECAF as a prelude to the 16th meeting of the ZLECAF Council of Trade Ministers which will be launched on April 15 in Kinshasa by the President of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi;
the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya, made the round of meetings this Thursday.
Encouraging these experts who examine several themes including the policy of infrastructure development, the establishment of an African common market with a customs union, rules of origin and trade in services, Minister Julien Paluku Kahongya said that the holding of this work in Kinshasa proves that the DRC is a country that can be visited and this must constitute a strong signal for the aggressors and their auxiliaries, because the President of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi wants to do of the 16th meeting of the ZLECAF Council of Trade Ministers a showcase of African integration.
The ZLECAF is an essential tool for the development of African countries which have already sent lists of products which will be affected by tariff dismantling and products which will not be affected, he added.
Note that the inspection of this technical work was preceded by a meeting with the ZLECAF staff who praised the firm determination of the Congolese Government for the success of the ZLECAF Council of Ministers of Commerce which will rule on the conclusions of the expert meetings
