Foreign Policy
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CARICOM, United Nations Recommit To Achieving SDGs In The Region
(Joint Press Release by CARICOM Secretariat and the United Nations Caribbean) On Tuesday, 12 July 2022, Her Excellency Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) received Mr. Roberto Valent, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean for the Development Coordination Office (DCO) of the United Nations. The CARICOM Secretary-General and UN Regional Director talked about their respective organisations’ work on…
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CARICOM Statement on support for Saudi Arabia hosting World Expo 2030
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is pleased to announce its support for the candidature of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to host Expo 2030 in the City of Riyadh. The theme for the Expo will be “The Era of Change: Leading the Planet to a Foresighted Tomorrow”. World Expos focus on finding solutions to fundamental challenges that confront humanity and bring…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the Presentation of Credentials by H.E. Gerhard Doujak, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to CARICOM, 30 May 2022
Your Excellency Gerhard Doujak, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Austria to CARICOM; Mr. Ralf Hemsing, Honorary Consul of Austria to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana; Ambassador Donna Forde, Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, and other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. Good afternoon Your Excellency, I am honoured to accept your Letters of Credence, and to extend congratulations…
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Foreign Ministers meet to tackle packed agenda
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Foreign Ministers meet on Wednesday 18 May to tackle a packed agenda, with climate change, financing for development and CARICOM relations with its traditional partners among matters prioritised for discussion. This hybrid Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) will be chaired by Hon E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration, and…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett to the Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM with the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice President of the European Union, Panama, 3 May 2022
His Excellency Joseph Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission; Senator the Honourable Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration of Belize and Chair of the CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations; Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Heads of Delegations of the Caribbean…
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Foreign Ministers of CARICOM and Canada to meet
The Foreign Ministers of CARICOM and Canada will meet virtually on Friday 1 April 2022, with the discussions expected to centre on key issues of mutual interest including regional security and stability, multilateral cooperation, and building a resilient and sustainable economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Friday’s meeting will be cochaired by Hon Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of…
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Remarks by Deputy Secretary-General Dr Armstrong Alexis to the OECD Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Programme Meeting, 22 March 2022
The Caribbean Community Secretariat welcomes the opportunity to participate in today’s Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Programme (LACRP) Meeting of International Partners, and it is a pleasure to be addressing you today. Dr Carla Barnett, Secretary-General, CARICOM welcomes this conversation as we transition to the third cycle of the Regional Programme. As a Secretariat, we represent 15 independent Member…
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UN Secretary-General’s Remarks to the Opening of the Fourth CARICOM-SICA Summit, 3 March 2022
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I want to start by expressing my deepest apologies for not being able to join you in person. I want to thank you profoundly for your understanding, but I am very sorry I cannot go. As you know well, pressing global events are keeping me in New York. My heart is very much with you. I…
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CARICOM and Central American Leaders to meet in Belize, 3 March 2022
Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Central American Integration System (SICA) will seek to strengthen relations in the face of ‘multidimensional challenges’ when they meet for the Fourth CARICOM SICA Summit on San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, on 3 March 2022. The Summit is expected to adopt the Joint Declaration of San Pedro, with…
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CARICOM Statement on the situation in Ukraine
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) strongly condemns the military attacks and invasion of Ukraine by The Russian Federation and calls for the immediate and complete withdrawal of the military presence and cessation of any further actions that may intensify the current perilous situation in that country. The recognition by The Russian Federation of the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk represents a…
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