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Upcoming 48th Regular Meeting is a meeting of great interest – Assistant Secretary-General, CARICOM
Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Foreign and Community Relations with the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, has described the upcoming 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government as a “meeting of great interest.” Speaking ahead of the Conference, which is set for February 19-21 in Bridgetown, Barbados, Ms. Solomon noted that the meeting comes at a focal time…
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Statement from the Caribbean Community Council for Foreign and Community Relations| Candidature of H.E. Albert Ramdin for the post of Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (2025-2030)
Statement from the Caribbean Community Council for Foreign and Community Relations, on the Candidature of H.E. Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of the Republic of Suriname, for the post of Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (2025-2030) At the Twentieth Special Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), the Caribbean…
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CARICOM, Argentina Foreign Ministers meet during OAS General Assembly
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Foreign Ministers met with Her Excellency Diana Mondino, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of the Argentine Republic in the margins of the Organisation of American States (OAS) General Assembly taking place in Asunción, Paraguay, from 26-28 June 2024. Discussions during the encounter addressed global, hemispheric, and bilateral…
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COMMUNIQUÉ issued at the conclusion of the 27th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), Roseau, Dominica, 23-24 May 2024
The Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Roseau, Dominica from 23-24 May 2024, under the Chairmanship of the Honourable Dr. Vince Henderson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy of the Commonwealth of Dominica. The COFCOR was attended by the Honourable Frederick Mitchell, Minister of…
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Remarks by the Outgoing Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Jamaica, at the Opening Ceremony of the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of COFCOR, 23 May 2024, Roseau, Dominica
Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Honourable Dr. Vince Henderson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy of the Commonwealth of Dominica and Incoming Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR); Colleague Foreign Ministers; Your Excellency Mr. Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Qatar; Ms. Elizabeth Solomon,…
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Statement from the Council of Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) on Cuba
The Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) welcomes the decision of the Government of the United States of America (USA) to remove the Republic of Cuba from its list of states that are “not cooperating fully” in its fight against terrorism. COFCOR notes, however, that the Republic of Cuba remains on the US State Department’s list of countries that…
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Remarks by Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General at the opening of the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) in Roseau, Dominica, 23 May 2024
Dr. the Honourable Vince Henderson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy of the Commonwealth of Dominica, and Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations; Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson-Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, and Outgoing Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations; Honourable Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean…
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Statement from the Caribbean Community Council of Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) on the Escalating Middle East Conflict
The Caribbean Community Council of Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) views with grave concern the escalating violence in the Middle East, particularly the recent direct military engagements between Israel and Iran. These developments not only exacerbate the already tense situation but also pose significant threats to regional stability and international peace. The continued cycle of retaliation, including the recent attack…
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Communiqué: 2023 Canada-CARICOM Foreign Ministers’ Group Meeting
Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, and the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica and Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) presided over the 2023 Canada-CARICOM Foreign Ministers’ Group meeting, which was held in Washington D.C. on the margins of the…
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COMMUNIQUE: Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), Kingston, Jamaica, 16-17 May 2023
The Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Kingston, Jamaica on 16-17 May 2023, under the Chairmanship of Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica. The COFCOR was attended by the Honourable E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Agriculture,…
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