COFCOR
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STATEMENT BY HON. ELVIN NIMROD, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE, GRENADA, AT THE OPENING OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 24 APRIL 2006, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Excellency, Dr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of CARICOM Colleague Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM Other Heads of Delegation Members of the Diplomatic Corps Specially Invited Guests Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Let me, on behalf of the Government and People of Grenada, extend a very sincere and spicy welcome to all present here this morning…
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STATEMENT BY HON. FREDERICK A. MITCHELL, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE, COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS, AND OUT-GOING CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATION (COFCOR), AT THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COFCOR, 24 APRIL 2006, ST GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Mr. Chairman, the Honourable Elvin Nimrod, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Grenada Colleague Ministers Rev. Osbert James Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Excellencies and other Government representatives Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I am honoured to address you today as the Outgoing Chairman of the Council on Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR). I am pleased to be…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 1-2 JUNE 2005, FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA, THE BAHAMAS
The Eighth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) was held in Freeport, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas, on 1-2 June 2005. The Ministers attending were: Dr the Hon. Edmund Mansoor, Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Antigua and Barbuda; Hon Frederick A Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Public Service, The Bahamas;…
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CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTERS URGE ACTION ON HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Foreign Ministers have expressed deep concern over the deterioration of the situation in Haiti. The Community's Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) pointed out that “the fragility and volatility of the security environment in Port-au-Prince had increased” This has been illustrated “by the most grave incidents of violence affecting Haitians of all…
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CARICOM TASK FORCE – AN INDISPENSABLE TOOL IN REGIONAL RESPONSE TO HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The immediate past Chair of CARICOM's Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), the Hon. Dame Billie A. Miller says the crisis in Haiti has been one of the most complex and revealing tests of CARICOM's foreign policy management and Caribbean solidarity in the Region's political and integration history. She said that in the context of…
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR CARICOM IN DISCUSSION ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The immediate past Chair of CARICOM’s Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), The Hon. Billie A. Miller says the current discussion on the reform of the United Nations (UN) Security Council represents an opportunity CARICOM states as small vulnerable actors in the international system, to “inform a new definition of security with the realities and…
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CARICOM MUST BE MORE VIGILANT IN THE USE OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of CARICOM's Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Public Service of The Bahamas Hon. Fredrick Mitchell has underscored the need for CARICOM to remain consistent and be more vigilant regarding the use of the Caribbean Sea. “CARICOM must remain consistent and become more vigilant regarding its concerns on…
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CARICOM PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON SECURITY AND DIPLOMATIC RELATIONSHIPS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Eighth meeting of CARICOM's Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) got on the way in Freeport The Bahamas on 1 June with an extensive agenda focusing on Regional security matters and CARICOM's relationship with traditional partners and building relations with others. CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington in his address to the COFCOR,…
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OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 1 JUNE 2005, FREEPORT, THE BAHAMAS
Hon Ministers Distinguished Delegates Members of the Diplomatic Corps Members of Parliament Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen: Welcome to this the Eighth Meeting of the Caribbean Community's Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR). Hon. Fred Mitchell, Foreign Minister of The Bahamas, welcome to the Chair of this vital Organ of the Caribbean Community. Firstly Mr. Chairman, allow…
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STATEMENT BY HON. FREDERICK MITCHELL, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SERVICE, THE BAHAMAS, AT THE OPENING OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 1 JUNE 2005, FREEPORT, THE BAHAMAS.
Distinguished Secretary General Colleague Ministers Excellencies and other representatives of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Guests Members of the Media It is an honour and a privilege to welcome colleague Ministers of Foreign Affairs and their delegations to this Eighth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR). On behalf of the Prime Minister, the Government and people of…
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