Det skal erindres, at minesektoren for fremtiden kan drage fordel af samtlige finansielle midler i Lomé-konventionen med det formål at afbøde virkningerne af den nedgang i investeringerne inden for minedrift, der har kunnet konstateres de seneste år, og at give AVS-staterne mulighed for at udnytte deres naturressourcer og derigennem fremme deres økonomiske og sociale udvikling.
The mining sector is now covered by all the financial resources of the Lomé Convention, the aim being to counter the falling-off in mining investment in recent years and to enable the ACP States to exploit their natural resources in order to promote their economic and social development.