CARICOM and Canada’s Foreign Ministers to meet

The Foreign Ministers of CARICOM and Canada will meet virtually on Friday 1 April
2022, with the discussions  expected to centre on key issues of mutual interest
including regional security and stability, multilateral cooperation, and building a
resilient and sustainable economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Friday’s meeting will be cochaired by Hon Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Canada, and Hon Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and
Immigration of Belize and Chairman for the CARICOM Council for Foreign and
Community Relations (COFCOR). CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett will
address the Meeting.

Ministers are expected to deliberate on rebuilding their COVID-affected economies,
with emphasis on areas such as agriculture and food security, trade, investment and
CARICOM-Canada cooperation. They are also expect to discuss action to fight
Climate Change and to address Climate Financing, Financing for Development, as
well as justice and citizen security