ARUSHA, Tanzania, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The East African Community (EAC) said on Thursday that it is conducting a workshop aimed at training officials of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on EAC regional integration, customs union protocol, and the concept of one-stop border post (OSBP) legal framework and procedures.
The EAC said in a statement issued by its headquarters in Tanzania's northern city of Arusha that the five-day workshop held in the Ugandan capital of Kampala was attended by the DRC's senior officials from various ministries.
Speaking at the workshop that will end on Friday, Evaristae Munyampundu of the EAC Secretariat underscored the importance of regional integration, trade facilitation, and the role of OSBP in establishing cultural linkages among the member states as well as enhancing intra-EAC trade.
Munyampundu urged the participants to familiarize themselves with the EAC instruments to allow traders and people to enjoy the benefits of integration.
The EAC is an intergovernmental organization composed of eight countries, namely the DRC, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, and Tanzania. ■
