EPA meeting in Barbados

Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations Jose Manuel Trullols and Dominican Ambassador to the European Union Federico Cuello will represent the Dominican Republic at the Caribbean Heads of Government Summit scheduled for 11 September in Barbados, where the signing of the European Partnership Agreement (EPA) will be decided. The signing of the agreement has been postponed on several occasions. As reported by UK-based Caribbean Council Director David Jessop, Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson has made clear that in his view the meeting is not about renegotiating the agreement but aimed at forging a common position on the EPA. So far, Trinidad, Jamaica, Barbados, the DR, Belize, the Bahamas and St. Vincent have agreed to sign. But St Lucia is against this, and Guyana is still consulting, Grenada wants more time, and other Cariforum nations are mute.

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