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STATEMENT BY THE. HON. S.R. INSANALLY OR, CCH, MP, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, GUYANA , AT THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 6-7 MAY 2002, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA

Mr Chairman
Mr Secretary General
Colleague Ministers
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Ladies and Gentlemen:

I am always delighted to have the opportunity to visit St Lucia where traditional Caribbean hospitality is offered with more than a soupcon of French flavour. Let me therefore, on behalf of my delegation, thank our hosts, the Government and people of St Lucia for having us.

REMARKS BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, GUYANA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 25 JANUARY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Colleague Ministers
Mr. Secretary-General
Government Officials
Members of Staff of the Secretariat
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media

A warm welcome to my colleague Ministers. Please accept my best wishes for the New Year and a pleasant stay in Guyana.

I would like to single out the "New Kids' on the block for special mention and to wish them every success as they go about their day to day activities at home and abroad.

COTED OFFICIALS, MINISTERS TO DISCUSS TRADE, ECONOMIC ISSUES

Officials and Ministers of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), one of the chief organs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), meet in Guyana on 23-25 January, to deliberate on a host of trade related and economic issues affecting the regional integration movement.

The COTED Officials will first meet on 23-24 January at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel to set the agenda for the Ministerial session on 25 January.

COTED BEGINS SERIES OF MEETINGS ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC ISSUES

Ministers and officials from the Region's Trade and Agricultural sectors will meet in Georgetown, Guyana over several days for a series of Meetings under the umbrella of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). It will be the Eleventh Meeting of the Council, one of the four ministerial Organs of the Community, and the one that is charged with dealing with economic and trade issues.

REMARKS BY THE HON. OSBORNE RIVIERE, MINISTER FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETING, DOMINICA, AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 11-12 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Salutations.

Let me begin by first extending, on behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica, a happy and prosperous 2001 to all my colleague Ministers, the Secretary-General, officials, and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. It is our hope that the year 2001 will be for you and for all of us in CARICOM, a year of greater accomplishments and the fulfilment of hopes and dreams.

DIVERSE AND COMPLEX ISSUES BEFORE COTED OFFICIALS

The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), opened today at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana with officials beginning their first round of discussions on a wide range of issues described as "diverse and complex".

In setting the tone of the two-day meeting, Belizean Chairman Dr. Marcelino Avila, who is also the Chief Executive Officer and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Cooperatives in Belize, urged his colleagues to make the 10th COTED "an outstanding success".

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