May 30, 2016

8th ACP Summit of Heads of State and Government

The 8^th ACP Summit of Heads of State and Government is scheduled to take place on 30^th May – 1^st June 2016 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The Summit is expected to be a watershed event for the ACP Group of States, in terms of providing the necessary political mandate to reorient the organisation, and a basis for more concrete engagement in discussions on the future of ACP-EU relations after 2020. In this regard, the Summit will consider the report by the Eminent Persons Group, chaired by former President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, entitled “A New Vision for our Future – A 21^st century African, Caribbean and Pacific Group delivering for its Peoples.” That report, resulting from more than two years of research, consultations and reflection, includes recommendations to reform the organisation and reposition it as a more effective international force on the global scene.