In July 2013 Tuvalu signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish the Pacific Regional Trade and Development Facility, which Facility originated in 2006, in the context of negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Pacific ACP States and the European Union. The rationale for the creation of the Facility being to improve the delivery of aid to Pacific island countries in support of the Aid-for-Trade (AfT) requirements. The Pacific ACP States are the countries in the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement with the European Union. COUNT 5
QSN1 What trade agreement did Tuvalu sign in 2013? ANS1 Memorandum of Understanding QSN2 What does the Memorandum concern? ANS2 Pacific Regional Trade QSN3 What does the trade agreement encompass? ANS3 Economic Partnership Agreement QSN4 With what group does the  agreement form an alliance? ANS4 European Union QSN5 To whom does the Facility seek to deliver aid? ANS5 Pacific island countries