Two Caribbean prime ministers are in Ottawa engaging with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, as part of a high-level delegation from the OECS Monetary Council.
The meeting, involving Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Dr Timothy Harris and Allen Chastanet of St Lucia, is expected to touch on the important Canadian-Caribbean partnership, trade and investment, Canada`s role in hurricane recovery efforts, as well as Canada`s hemispheric leadership on the critical issue of climate change – an issue the Caribbean deems as paramount following this month`s devastating hurricanes.
Prime Minister Harris views this opportunity as timely and intends to seek closer cooperation among Canada, the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) across a host of issues.
The meeting comes as Canada`s own Foreign Minister, Chrystia Freeland, met with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Foreign Ministers on the margins of last week`s United Nations General Assembly, to demonstrate solidarity as the region begins the road to recovery.
