CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - The St Lucia government Monday said it would delay signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union.

Prime Minister Stephenson King said that his administration's new position follows a recent statement made by the French President Nicolas Sarkozy, as well as the need for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to further review their position.

"Based on the advice we have been receiving from several quarters we, as members of the Caribbean Community, are now in a better position to say let us slow down a minute and engage in a further review of the real value of the EPA to the region," King said.

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