Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley met with President of the United Nations María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on January 29, 2019 at the UN’s Headquarters in New York.
The Prime Minister is part of a CARICOM delegation led by Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, CARICOM Chairman and Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis. The delegation participated in a series of meetings as Caribbean leaders continue to advocate that the region must remain a Zone of Peace.
To this end, the delegation met with the Permanent Representatives to the UN from Canada, the Russian Federation, the European Union, the African Union, South Africa, Uruguay, Brazil, Australia and Nicaragua.
For a second day Dr Rowley joined members of a CARICOM delegation at the UN for a meeting related to the ongoing situation in Venezuela.
At the end of this round of CARICOM meetings Trinidad and Tobago held a bilateral meeting with Ambassador Jonathan Cohen, US Representative to the UN.
During the discussion, Trinidad and Tobago as part of the CARICOM delegation, outlined its concerns about the volatility of the Venezuelan situation and the existential threat that it poses to the stability of the region.
Trinidad and Tobago also emphasised the need for meaningful dialogue between all parties in these matters and reaffirmed a commitment to working through CARICOM and with all external partners within and outside of the region.
Prime Minister Rowley also indicated that Trinidad and Tobago is committed to the common objective of improving the conditions of the Venezuelan people whilst ensuring the preservation of the region as a Zone of Peace.