council decis novemb conclus cooper agreement european commun lao peopl democrat republ ec council european union regard treati establish european commun articl conjunct sentenc articl subparagraph articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament articl treati commun polici sphere develop cooper foster sustain econom social develop develop countri smooth gradual integr world economi allevi poverti countri commun approv pursuit object sphere extern relat cooper agreement european commun lao peopl democrat republ decid articl cooper agreement european commun lao peopl democrat republ approv behalf commun text agreement attach decis articl presid council give notif provid articl agreement articl commiss assist repres member state repres commun joint committe provid articl agreement articl decis publish offici journal european commun brussel novemb council presid poo oj oj page offici journal