SG meets delegations from countries seeking Associate Membership

By Michelle Nurse On Dec 1, 2014

From left, Amb. Colin Granderson, Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations, CARICOM Secretariat; Ms. Annette Morón, Policy Officer, Directorate of Foreign Relations; Mrs. Joelle deJong-Mercelina, Director (ag.) of Foreign Relations; Amb. Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General and Ms. Safiya Ali, General Counsel, CARICOM Secretariat.

The first of five territories seeking Associate Membership of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met with the Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at the CARICOM Secretariat headquarters on Wednesday.

A delegation from Curaçao, which, along with Sint Maarten, Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Martinique, have applied for Associate Membership, held wide-ranging discussions focused on the terms and conditions of Associate Membership, the expectations of the territory and the relationship between Curaçao and the Community. The delegation, which comprised Mrs Joelle deJong-Mercelina, Director (ag.) of Foreign Relations and Ms Annette Morón, Policy Officer, Directorate of Foreign Relations, also met with other officials of the Secretariat.