Baku-APA. Cameroon will soon ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that it signed in 2009 with the European Union (EU), despite reservations among regional African countries over the bloc's alleged attempt to keep its dominance on its African partners.
The ratification process was the subject of discussion during last Tuesday's visit to Yaounde by EU Commerce Commissioner Karel de Gutch, who met with Cameroon's Prime Minister Philemon Yang and Speaker of Parliament Djibril Cavaye Yeguie.
"We discussed how we shall support Cameroon as it makes this important step," de Gutch told the media on the same day, noting that the ratification of the agreement will have many advantages for Cameroon.
The EU had began talks with 79 ACP member states (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific), 10 of which are in the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) zone, but the negotiations have stalled after many African governments raised concerns over potential disadvantages to the African countries.
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