Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Foreign affairs ministers will meet with their Canadian counterpart François-Philippe Champagne during the inaugural meeting of the CARICOM-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Group which will be held virtually on Wednesday.
The talks which will be jointly led by the Chairman of Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) Haitian foreign affairs minister Dr Claude Joseph and Champagne and will pay attention to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic; economic recovery and inclusive growth; and climate resilience and sustainability.
“This meeting signals a new momentum in the existing bonds of friendship, as Canada has shown its willingness to re-engage with the region and strengthened its cooperation with CARICOM. This is illustrated by the number of ministerial and high-level engagements that have taken place over the past recent years. In the context of this reset, the establishment of the CARICOM-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Group will provide the parties with an institutionalized framework to discuss on a regular basis their shared priorities at the ministerial level,” a CARICOM statement said. (BT/CARICOM)
From left: Chairman of Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) Haitian foreign affairs minister Dr Claude Joseph and Canadian Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
