What are the objectives and principles of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement?
The partnership is centred on the objective of reducing and eventually eradicating poverty consistent with the objectives of sustainable development and the gradual integration of the ACP countries into the world economy (Art. 1 of Cotonou Agreement). The fundamental principles are: equality of the partners and ownership of the development strategies; participation (central governments as the main partners, partnership open to different kinds of other actors; pivotal role of dialogue and the fulfilment of mutual obligations and differentiation and regionalisation.
