The third phase of negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between CARIFORUM countries and the European Union was launched in Saint Lucia on Friday 30 September 2005.
CARIFORUM-EU LAUNCH CRUCIAL PHASE OF TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT TALKS
The third phase of negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between CARIFORUM countries and the European Union was launched today in Saint Lucia.
Mr. Chairman Assistant Director-General of Health of Canada Members of the Diplomatic Corps Executive Secretary, CROSQ Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen
As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community it gives me very special pleasure to welcome you to our new Headquarters here at Turkeyen, and I hope that your deliberations will not only be enjoyable but fruitful.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) As Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) prepare for the full implementation of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) by 31 December 2005, specific attention is being given to the area of Standards to ensure that CARICOM countries can compete effectively in the international market arena.
GROS ISLET, SAINT LUCIA – “CARIFORUM-EU negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement are at a propitious juncture, having successfully advanced through two preliminary phases. Emerging from the current Regional Integration phase, both sides have a better understanding of their respective economic spaces, as the two regions move closer to docking. We have had a successful Phase II, and stand ready to emerge from it with momentum.
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – CARIFORUM[1] Trade Ministers and EC officials will meet in Saint Lucia at the end of the month, to review progress in Phase II of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations, provide political instructions on the future orientation of those negotiations and consider issues germane to Phase III. In this regard, the Second CARIFORUM-EC Ministerial Meeting will be convened September 30, preceded by the Fourth CARIFORUM-EC Meeting of Principal Negotiators, September 28.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and United States Secretary of State Dr. Condoleeza Rice held discussions on 14 September, 2005, in the margins of the High Level Segment of the 60th Session of the UN General Assembly. The discussions gave priority to the challenges of disaster mitigation, preparedness and response, in light of the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and the forecasts for very active hurricane seasons – both in terms of frequency and intensity.