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exploring arrangements for
secretariat support, including
the possibility of a relationship
with Caribbean Export; and
• To make a formal request to
the CARICOM Secretariat for
association with relevant
Community institutions
including the Conference of
Heads of Government, COTED,
and Council for Finance and
Planning (COFAP).
In addition to the meeting, a special
presentation
was
delivered
by
Ambassador Gail Mathurin, Director
General of CARICOM OTN of the
CARICOM Secretariat on the future
direction of CARICOM’s external trade
policy. This presentation addressed
the preparation of the CARICOM
Secretariat’s policy paper on the future
trajectory of CARICOM’s external trade
policy.
STRENGTHENING CARIBBEAN EXPORT’S
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY