Canada will host the summit of Caribbean Group (CARICOM) leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa this month, knowledgeable sources have mentioned.
The sources informed the Caribbean Media Company (CMC) that the 2 day summit might be held on October 18-19 and that each side are engaged within the planning levels.
The Antigua and Barbuda authorities following its weekly Cupboard assembly on Thursday, mentioned in a press release that Prime Minister Gaston Browne had “reported” that “a CARICOM/Canada Summit will happen subsequent month.
“Nearer relations with Canada are being developed, particularly after the Canadians moved to institute a visa requirement for all individuals visiting the nation (with a 1,000 mile border with the USA),” the assertion famous.
In June this 12 months, the communique issued following the assembly between CARICOM overseas ministers and their Canadian counterpart, famous that that they had “reaffirmed the enduring worth of the deep and dynamic partnership between Canada and CARICOM, and strengthened their dedication to sustainability, resilience, local weather motion, entry to finance, regional safety, and shared values”.
The communique famous that in reviewing concrete progress on the Canada-CARICOM Roadmap for Motion, Ministers famous ends in key areas equivalent to local weather resilience, commerce, inclusive governance, and multilateral engagement.
In famous that in February this 12 months, Prime Minister Trudeau mentioned Canada is now implementing CAD$44.8 million in new initiatives to help CARICOM in addressing the local weather disaster, and the Canada-CARICOM Knowledgeable Deployment Mechanism accomplished 48 capability constructing initiatives in 2022 alone.
The upcoming summit will more than likely focus on the continuing political and socio-economic scenario in Haiti.
The overseas ministers had acknowledged that the continuing political and safety disaster in Haiti is a humanitarian problem and de-stabilising affect within the area, and that it have to be addressed by coordinated worldwide motion and Haitian-led options.
The assembly additionally agreed to proceed working collaboratively in direction of the institution of a everlasting mechanism to deepen the strategic partnership between Canada and CARICOM, constructing on the Canada-CARICOM Roadmap for Motion, and addressing the continuing political and safety disaster in Haiti.