AGOA Summit: Julien Paluku pleads in favor of exporting mining products to the USA without customs duties
Last updated: 2024/07/24 at 6:42 PM
MinesPublished July 24, 2024
The Minister in charge of Foreign Trade of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Julien Paluku, has advocated for the export of mining products to the United States of America (USA) without customs duties.
It was during his participation, last Tuesday in Washington (USA), in a meeting related to the American Act on Growth and Opportunity in Africa (AGOA) that Julien Paluku defended foreign trade in sub-Saharan Africa.
"I was received at the American Congress in Washington where I pleaded with national senators and deputies for the renewal of AGOA which allows eligible sub-Saharan African countries to export most of their products to the United States of America without customs duties," declared the Minister of Foreign Trade Julien Paluku.
The DRC has 26 exportable mining and non-mining commodities. This meeting, which is taking place in Washington, aims to promote mutual interests between the host country, the USA, and sub-Saharan Africa.
Daniel Bawuna