{"id":160721,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/160721/?format=json","text_counter":110,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Omingo","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Trade","speaker":{"id":180,"legal_name":"James Omingo Magara","slug":"omingo-magara"},"content":"The ACP countries and the EU agreed through the Cotonou Partnership Agreement, signed on 23rd June, 2000, in the City of Cotonou, Benin, to negotiate a new trade regime in the form of EPAs which were to be concluded by 31st December, 2007. I am endeavouring to take through hon. Members these litany of issues so that I can bring them up to speed because this has been a grey area for hon. Members and the civil society."}