Dit is ook in hierdie konteks dat ons sal voortgaan met ons bilaterale en multilaterale interaksies met ons buurlande en die Europese Unie, binne die konteks van die proses wat gelei word deur die Afrika-Unie, om te verseker dat samesprekings oor die ekonomiese vennootskapsooreenkomste so gou moontlik afgehandel word, gebaseer op die bespoediging van die ontwikkeling van ons streek.
It is in this context, as well, that we shall continue our bilateral and multilateral interactions with our neighbours and the European Union, within the context of the process led by the African Union (AU), to ensure that the negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement are completed as soon as possible, premised on accelerating the development of our region.