LAUNCH THIS FRIDAY IN KINSHASA OF THE 20TH MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE ZLECAF AS A PRELUDE TO THE 16TH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF TRADE OF THE ZLECAF
Since this Friday, the 20th meeting of the Committee of Senior Trade Officials of the African Continental Free Trade Area-ZLECAF has examined and adopted the reports and recommendations of the various committees of experts including the 9th meeting of the subcommittee of the continental system, transit and trade facilitation, compliance and rules of origin, the 8th meeting of the Directors General of Customs, the 20th meeting of the focal points for the implementation of the AfCFTA, the 13th meeting of the Dispute Settlement Group and the 16th meeting of the Committee on Trade in Services.
Objective, to strengthen intra-African trade, trade facilitation, the application of rules of origin, the resolution of trade conflicts and the implementation of certain instruments to
promote trade in services, said Jules Muilu Mbo, Secretary General for Foreign Trade, kicking off this 20th meeting of the ZLECAF Senior Officials Committee, on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya.
Note that the reports and recommendations adopted
these Senior Officials will be submitted to the 16th meeting of the ZLECAF Council of Trade Ministers, the decision of which will be given on April 15 in Kinshasa by the President of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi who wants to be the champion of African integration
