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Albert Ramdin Elected OAS Secretary-General: A Historic Milestone for CARICOM
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) has warmly congratulated His Excellency Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of Suriname, on his historic election as the new Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS). Mr. Ramdin was elected for the term 2025-2030, during the…
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CARICOM welcomes opportunity to engage new Government of Japan
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the opportunity to engage with the new government of Japan early in its tenure, Dr the Hon. Vince Henderson, Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) and the Foreign Minister of Dominica, said recently in Tokyo, Japan. Dr Henderson was at the time…
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Foreign affairs officials advanced preparations for ministerial talks in Dominica
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) – Senior foreign affairs officials met via video conference anchored at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on April 29-30 to review and finalise the foreign policy matters that will be placed on the agenda of the 27th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) scheduled for 23-24 May in Roseau, Dominica. In…
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TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), VIRTUAL, 7-8 MAY 2020
COMMUNIQUÉ The Twenty-Third Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held virtually on the 7-8 May 2020, under the Chairmanship of His Excellency Dr. Claude Joseph, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Republic of Haiti. The COFCOR was attended by the Honourable E. P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign…
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TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), VIRTUAL, 7-8 MAY 2020
OPENING ADDRESSES Opening Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Twenty-Third Meeting of the COFCOR (virtual) 7-8 May 2020 His Excellency Dr. Claude Joseph, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Haiti and Incoming Chair of the COFCOR;Hon. Peter David, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Grenada and Outgoing Chair of the COFCOR;Foreign Ministers of the…
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CARICOM Foreign Ministers meet to coordinate foreign policy amid COVID-19 pandemic
CARICOM Foreign Ministers were reminded of the importance of regional foreign policy coordination in the current uncertain times, as they opened the 23rd Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) via videoconference, Wednesday. CARICOM Secretariat’s Assistant Secretary-General, Ambassador Colin Granderson in reminding the meeting of the global health, social and economic crisis in the form of the…
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