Statement on ongoing negotiations on renewal of fisheries protocol with Mauritania
The sixth round of talks ended yesterday and they will be resumed in 2012. These are ongoing negotiations, which will be further pursued in order to reach agreement on a continuation of the fisheries arrangements with Mauritania in time before the expiration date of the current protocol on 31 July 2012.
Oliver Drewes
Spokesperson Commissioner Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
