Caribbean trade ministerial meeting concludes in Miami
Thursday, May 27, 2004
WASHINGTON, USA: Foreign and trade ministers
from the Caricom Member States have concluded two days of meetings with
members of the United States House of Representatives and representatives of
the private sector.
The meeting, organized by the Inter-American
Economic Council, and held in Miami, was designed to strengthen the
relationship between the United States and the nations of the Caribbean.
"The meeting served to identify mechanisms that will institutionalize the
relationship between members of the Congressional Caribbean Caucus and the
CARICOM Ministers," said Council President Barry Featherman.
The Trade Ministers met with a bipartisan
group of members of the United States Congressional Caribbean Caucus and key
business leaders from the Caribbean and South Florida. The discussions focused
heavily on the FTAA negotiations, the third border initiative, security,
health, commodities, criminal deportees, immigration, transnational crime and
illegal trade in arms.
"The Caribbean trade ministers meeting is a
key component of our organization's Caribbean initiative," said Featherman.
"We are fully committed to realizing the potential opportunity that the FTAA
offers the Caribbean countries, and to provide a forum for the Caribbean trade
ministers to ensure that the FTAA negotiations produce an agreement that
facilitates economic growth and development in the Caricom Member States"
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