Fri | Nov 8, 2024

Second meeting of India-CARICOM Joint Commission reviews spectrum of relations

Published:Friday | November 8, 2024 | 12:06 AM
External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar (third left, front row) poses for a group picture with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson-Smith (right, front row); Dominica Foreign Affairs Minister Vince Henderson (third right, fr
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External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar (third left, front row) poses for a group picture with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson-Smith (right, front row); Dominica Foreign Affairs Minister Vince Henderson (third right, front row); and other dignitaries, during India-CARICOM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on UNGA79 sidelines, in New York in September.

NEW DELHI, INDIA:

The second meeting of the India-CARICOM Joint Commission was held in virtual mode on Thursday, a statement by India’s Ministry of External Affairs stated.

The Indian delegation was led by Jaideep Mazumdar, secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs; and the CARICOM side was led by Barbara Dailey, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy, Dominica.

Representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat, CARICOM member states and ministries in the government of India participated in the virtual meeting.

The Joint Commission reviewed the entire spectrum of relations between India and CARICOM, including economic and commercial, agriculture, health and pharmaceuticals, energy and infrastructure, technology and innovation, human resource and capacity building, culture and people-to-people exchange.

Both sides deliberated on strengthening economic cooperation, enhancing trade and fostering a robust partnership in the areas of education, digital public infrastructure, development cooperation, renewable energy, science and technology, climate-change adaptation, disaster management and resilient infrastructure.

They also noted with satisfaction, the enhanced frequency of high-level interactions between India and CARICOM, including the India-CARICOM Foreign Ministerial Meeting held on September 27 in New York. The first meeting of the India-CARICOM Joint Commission was held in Georgetown, Guyana on June 2, 2015, as per MEA.