decis acp ec council minist decemb except aid highli indebt acp countri ec acp ec council minist regard fourth acp ec convent amend agreement sign mauritiu novemb articl thereof acp countri consist repeatedli press ambiti initi reduc extern debt summit cologn june minist approv enhanc initi provid faster deeper broader debt relief result propos improv total cost initi set doubl bring total usd billion octob commiss adopt commun commun particip debt relief initi highli indebt poor countri hipc signific sum pledg financ hipc initi resourc mobilis cover full amount multilater share enhanc initi unalloc programm resourc eighth european develop fund edf predecessor purpos annual world bank imf meet washington septemb donor commun amibiti set polit decis close link poverti allevi strategi structur adjust programm debt reduct initi signific commun contribut hipc trust fund manag world bank plai crucial part ensur success initi context separ decis adopt accord procedur deal extern indebted hipc member acp group budget resourc purpos part commun develop aid polici countri asia latin america conclus meet held accra novemb commiss acp develop financ cooper ministeri committe account decis acp ec council minist requir order mobilis abovement programm resourc decid articl unalloc programm resourc eighth edf earlier fund form grant purpos meet outstand debt debt servic oblig commun acp countri qualifi hipc initi eur million ii contribut financ hipc initi provid eur million hipc trust fund manag world bank articl aid refer articl acp countri expect qualifi reach decis point countri qualifi date supplement edf resourc basi acp ec council decis line major multilater creditor commun resourc allevi debt servic burden interim period hipc initi understand contribut deduct relief provid subsequ complet point articl aid refer articl ii mobilis accord schedul arrang laid commiss take account countri concern actual disburs made donor prejudic resourc commun budget benefit acp countri contribut refer articl ii assign sole acp countri refer african develop bank articl resourc refer articl ii mobilis accord rule procedur implement financi cooper acp ec convent special arrang made framework gener coordin donor budgetari margin manoeuvr gener commun contribut develop social sector acp countri poverti allevi articl commiss request measur give effect decis articl decis enter forc dai adopt brussel decemb acp ec council minist presid horn