The purpose of association shall be to promote the economic and social development of the countries and territories and to establish close econ omic relations between them and the Community as a whole.
Is é ís cuspóir don chomhlachas forbairt eacnamaioch agus shóisialta na dtíortha agus na gcríoch a chur chun cinn agus dlúthchaidreamh eacnamaioch a bhunú idir iad agus an Comhphobal ina iomláine.