Summary: To strengthen existing relations between the Parties on the basis of reciprocity and mutual interest. To this end, the Agreement shall institutionalise political dialogue, strengthen commercial and economic relations by means of the liberalisation of trade in conformity with the rules of the WTO and shall reinforce and broaden cooperation.
Signed: 08/12/1997
Sanctioned and promulgated: 03/03/2000
International ratification: 12/07/2000
Provisional application: 01/07/2000
Entry into force: 01/10/2000