{"id":17240,"date":"2024-03-14T14:02:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17240"},"modified":"2024-03-14T14:02:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:02:07","slug":"caricom-brazil-joint-commission-established","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/caricom-brazil-joint-commission-established\/","title":{"rendered":"Caricom-Brazil Joint Commission Established"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Brazilian President Lula da Silva arrived in Guyana earlier today to attend the 46th regular meeting of the heads of government of CARICOM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a joint press conference, Chairman of CARICOM President Irfaan Ali announced the operationalization of a Caricom-Brazil Joint Commission, marking a significant step in strengthening ties between the two entities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali emphasized the historical relationship between CARICOM and Brazil, highlighting President Lula da Silva&#8217;s visit as a testament to the deep bond shared between the two sides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite this rich history, President Ali noted the untapped potential for collaboration in areas such as climate change, disaster preparedness, food security, and energy security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The establishment of the joint commission stems from a joint cooperation agreement and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between CARICOM and Brazil in 2010. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali underscored that this structured dialogue platform will provide both CARICOM and Brazil with a unique opportunity to forge a stronger future together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his address, Brazilian President Lula da Silva reaffirmed his commitment to enhancing ties with CARICOM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He pledged to leverage Brazil&#8217;s chairmanship at the G20 to address shared challenges, including food and energy security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lula emphasized Brazil&#8217;s readiness to provide competitively priced food and increase agricultural productivity within the 15-member regional bloc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, President Lula highlighted Brazil&#8217;s interest in strengthening connections with the Caribbean region through the Guiana Shield. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he acknowledged the existing challenges in land and sea connectivity that hinder this endeavor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He called for collaborative efforts between both sides to overcome these obstacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana has already embarked on infrastructure upgrades, including the improvement of hinterland roadways connecting Georgetown with Lethem, which borders northern Brazil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These developments underscore the commitment of both CARICOM and Brazil to enhance regional connectivity and cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The establishment of the Caricom-Brazil Joint Commission signifies a significant milestone in the efforts to deepen collaboration and foster mutual development between CARICOM member states and Brazil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazilian President Lula da Silva arrived in Guyana earlier today to attend the 46th regular meeting of the heads of government of CARICOM. During a joint press conference, Chairman of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17211,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[363,350,351,359],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-transformation","category-news","category-politics","category-top-picks"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17240"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17241,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17240\/revisions\/17241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}