The East African Community (EAC) is the regional intergovernmental organisation of the Republics of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Republic of Rwanda and Republic of Burundi with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
The EAC was established with a vision to set up a prosperous, competitive, secure, stable and politically united East Africa; and provide platform to widen and deepen Economic, Political, Social and Culture integration in order to improve the quality of life of the people of East Africa through increased competitiveness, value added production, trade and investments.
Aims and Objectives
The EAC aims at widening and deepening co-operation among the Partner States in, among others, political, economic and social fields for their mutual benefit. To this extent the EAC countries established a Customs Union in January 2005 and established a Common Market in July 2010, subsequently a Monetary Union by 2012 and ultimately a Political Federation of the East African States.
India’s engagements with EAC (Nothing recent development in it, so can be skipped)
Our High Commissioner in Tanzania is concurrently accredited to the EAC. MOU on Economic Cooperation between India and East African Community (28 April 2003). An EAC delegation led by Hon. John Arap Koech, Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers and Minister for East African Community of the Republic of Kenya paid a six day official visit to India from 19 to 24 February 2007 at the end of the visit a joint communiqué was signed on 22 February 2007 which spelt out a programme of India-EAC cooperation in various sectors. EAC participated in the India-Africa Forum Summit held in April 2008.
The Secretary General of EAC visited India in November, 2010. During the visit, a comprehensive meeting was held with Secretary [West] and Joint Secretary [E&SA]. The following areas were identified for co-operation :
I. Railways
II. E-Network
III. Energy
IV. Agriculture
V. Investment in Agriculture
VI. Capacity Building
VII. 10 Scholarships for EAC
VIII. Tourism
IX. Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
Also, a proposal for holding of India-EAC Summit was discussed. During the meeting of the EAC Secretary General with Minister of State [PK], Ambassador Mwapachu expressed interest in having an institution based on NSIC model.
The EAC was established with a vision to set up a prosperous, competitive, secure, stable and politically united East Africa; and provide platform to widen and deepen Economic, Political, Social and Culture integration in order to improve the quality of life of the people of East Africa through increased competitiveness, value added production, trade and investments.
Aims and Objectives
The EAC aims at widening and deepening co-operation among the Partner States in, among others, political, economic and social fields for their mutual benefit. To this extent the EAC countries established a Customs Union in January 2005 and established a Common Market in July 2010, subsequently a Monetary Union by 2012 and ultimately a Political Federation of the East African States.
India’s engagements with EAC (Nothing recent development in it, so can be skipped)
Our High Commissioner in Tanzania is concurrently accredited to the EAC. MOU on Economic Cooperation between India and East African Community (28 April 2003). An EAC delegation led by Hon. John Arap Koech, Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers and Minister for East African Community of the Republic of Kenya paid a six day official visit to India from 19 to 24 February 2007 at the end of the visit a joint communiqué was signed on 22 February 2007 which spelt out a programme of India-EAC cooperation in various sectors. EAC participated in the India-Africa Forum Summit held in April 2008.
The Secretary General of EAC visited India in November, 2010. During the visit, a comprehensive meeting was held with Secretary [West] and Joint Secretary [E&SA]. The following areas were identified for co-operation :
I. Railways
II. E-Network
III. Energy
IV. Agriculture
V. Investment in Agriculture
VI. Capacity Building
VII. 10 Scholarships for EAC
VIII. Tourism
IX. Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
Also, a proposal for holding of India-EAC Summit was discussed. During the meeting of the EAC Secretary General with Minister of State [PK], Ambassador Mwapachu expressed interest in having an institution based on NSIC model.
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