By mahtabala, 10 May, 2003

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HON LOUIS STRAKER, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COMMERCE AND TRADE , ST. VI

Members of Parliament
Colleague Foreign Ministers
Secretary General, Mr Edwin Carrington
Members of the Judiciary, and the Clergy
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Senior Government Officials
Delegates
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

We are meeting at a time when the international community seems preoccupied with war and the consequences of war, in the midst of a global economic meltdown.

By mahtabala, 10 May, 2003

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, 8-9 MAY 2003, KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES.

The Sixth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) was held in Kingstown, St Vincent on 8-9 May, 2003. The Ministers attending were_ the Hon Frederick Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Public Service, The Bahamas; the Hon Godfrey Smith, Attorney General and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Belize; the Hon. Elvin Nimrod, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Affairs, Grenada; the Hon. F.O. Riviere, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Marketing, Dominica; Hon. S. R.

By mahtabala, 9 May, 2003

OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 8 MAY 2003, KINGSTOWN, ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Members of the Cabinet of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Hon. Foreign Ministers
Members of Parliament
Other Heads of Delegations
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Members of the Judiciary
Members of the Clergy
Senior Government Officials
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

By mahtabala, 9 May, 2003

OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 8 MAY 2003, KINGSTOWN, ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Members of the Cabinet of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Hon. Foreign Ministers
Members of Parliament
Other Heads of Delegations
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Members of the Judiciary
Members of the Clergy
Senior Government Officials
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

By mahtabala, 8 May, 2003

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HON LOUIS STRAKER, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COMMERCE AND TRADE , ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, AT THE OPENING OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 8-9 MAY 2003, ST. VINCENT AND THE GR

Members of Parliament
Colleague Foreign Ministers
Secretary General, Mr Edwin Carrington
Members of the Judiciary, and the Clergy
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Senior Government Officials
Delegates
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

We are meeting at a time when the international community seems preoccupied with war and the consequences of war, in the midst of a global economic meltdown.

By mahtabala, 7 May, 2003

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY AMBASSADOR VINCENT DE VISSCHER HEAD OF THE EC DELEGATION TO GUYANA, SURINAME, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, ARUBA AND THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE REGIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGY FOR THE CARIBBEAN, 6 MAY 2003, GEORG

Mr. Secretary-General,
My colleague, the British High Commissioner, representing the Presidency of the EU in Guyana
Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Members of the media,
Special invitees,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

On behalf of the European Commissioner for Development, Mr. Poul Nielson, I wish to express the Commission’s satisfaction on this occasion of the signing of the Regional Strategy Paper and Regional Indicative Programme.

By mahtabala, 6 May, 2003

STATEMENT DELIVERED BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CARICOM AND UNESCO, 5 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

 His Excellency the Director-General of UNESCO
Members of the UNESCO delegation
Assistant Secretaries General of CARICOM
Ladies and Gentlemen
Members of the Media

It is my pleasure this morning to be part of this ceremony heralding deeper relations between the Caribbean Community and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). I am also pleased to welcome to the headquarters of the Community and the CARICOM Secretariat, His Excellency Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO.

By mahtabala, 6 May, 2003

Statement Delivered By Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-general, CARICOM, at The Signing Ceremony of A Memorandum of Understanding between the Caribbean Community and UNESCO, 5 May 2003, Georgetown, Guyana

His Excellency the Director-General of UNESCO
Members of the UNESCO delegation
Assistant Secretaries General of CARICOM
Ladies and Gentlemen
Members of the Media

It is my pleasure this morning to be part of this ceremony heralding deeper relations between the Caribbean Community and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). I am also pleased to welcome to the headquarters of the Community and the CARICOM Secretariat, His Excellency Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO.

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By mahtabala, 6 May, 2003

REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARIFORUM AT THE CEREMONY FOR THE SIGNING OF THE 9TH EDF REGIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGY PAPER AND REGIONAL INDICATIVE PROGRAMME, 6 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA


Mr. Vincent DeVisscher, Head of Delegation of the European Commission
Their Excellencies the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, Ambassador of Suriname
Representative of the Government of Guyana
Members of Staff of the Secretariat
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media

By mahtabala, 6 May, 2003

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY AMBASSADOR VINCENT DE VISSCHER HEAD OF THE EC DELEGATION TO GUYANA, SURINAME, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, ARUBA AND THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE REGIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGY FOR THE CARIBBEAN, 6 MAY 2003, GEORG

Mr. Secretary-General,
My colleague, the British High Commissioner, representing the Presidency of the EU in Guyana
Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Members of the media,
Special invitees,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

On behalf of the European Commissioner for Development, Mr. Poul Nielson, I wish to express the Commission’s satisfaction on this occasion of the signing of the Regional Strategy Paper and Regional Indicative Programme.