Brussels, 17/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - The first meeting of the joint ACP/EU ministerial trade committee, which took place behind closed doors on 14 May in Brussels, gave rise to a very frank dialogue over the preparations for the trade negotiation between the two parties. The ACP part was represented by the trade ministers from 18 ACP countries that form the ACP ministerial committee (three countries per group sub-region). Pascal Lamy, Commissioner responsible for trade issues a represented...