CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The Fifth Meeting of CARIFORUM-EU Principal Negotiators was convened in Barbados on March 27-28. A Joint Statement (appended to this News Release), which takes stock of the one and a half day encounter, was issued this afternoon at a Joint Press Conference, in which both the CARIFORUM and EU Principal Negotiators participated. The meeting of Principal Negotiators was co-chaired by Ambassador Richard Bernal, Director General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery, representing CARIFORUM and Mr.
Meeting of Ministers of CARIFORUM
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Speaking to members of the Press over the weekend ahead of the Fifth Meeting of CARIFORUM-EU Principle Negotiators taking place here in Barbados today and tomorrow, Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) Director General Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal reaffirmed the RNM’s commitment to interfacing with civil society. “We welcome regular interaction with non-state actors,” he said, emphasizing that “the RNM’s outreach activities are geared at engaging a broad cross-section of stakeholders, to the extent that resources allow.
Honourable Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis
Honourable Foreign Minister of Saint Lucia
Other Distinguished Ministers
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Delegates
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
It is a great pleasure to be here in Saint Lucia once again. An island deservedly recognised as the "Helen of the West"
It has had a rich history and like another of our beautiful Caribbean islands, Tobago, the so called bone of contention.
The Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making body of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will this week address a range of issues critical to the upcoming deliberations of the CARICOM Heads of Government Summit scheduled for the Bahamas from 3 - 6 July, 2001.
The status of implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) as well as the establishment of two committees to take the implementation process forward are top agenda items for the Eight Meeting of the Council slated for Thursday, 14 June, 2001 in Kingston, Jamaica.