Guyanese, Trinidadian Ambassadors to Belgium discuss strengthening Caribbean ties within EU

Guyana’s Ambassador to Belgium Sasenarine Singh recently met with the Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago Colin Connelly during which discussions were had on several key issues of mutual interest for cooperation within the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the European Union (EU) in Brussels.

During the meeting, Ambassador Connelly, as Dean of the Caribbean Ambassadors in Brussels, formally welcomed Ambassador Singh to Belgium, wished him a successful tour of duty, and expressed support for his work programme priorities.
Key objectives for Ambassador Singh’s tenure include promoting democracy and the rule of law; preservation of sovereignty and territorial integrity and maintaining the Caribbean region as a ‘zone of peace’; collaborating on food security initiatives, addressing climate security, and fostering energy security, including renewable energy collaboration were highlighted.
Singh, however, emphasised the importance of engaging in frameworks such as OACPS-EU, CELAC-EU, and the Caribbean Group of Ambassadors in Brussels for regional progress.
He congratulated Trinidad and Tobago on its recent signing of the OACPS-EU Samoa Agreement and looked forward to leveraging the agreement’s Caribbean Regional Protocol for enhanced cooperation.
Ambassador Singh nevertheless expressed confidence in a stronger partnership between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago.