Brussels, 11/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - The recent statements by the Cap Verdi authorities, which question the EU's desire to reach a new agreement on fishing and their possible moves towards a strengthening of cooperation with Japan in this sector, have raised a certain degree of surprise in Brussels where a spokesperson for the European Commission noted that the negotiation with this country over the renewal of the fishing protocol are still underway. Three meeting took place without...