CARIFORUM/EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

8th July 2019

PRESS RELEASE

TO ALL MEDIA HOUSES

The Ministry of International Trade, Industry Commerce and Consumer Affairs, in collaboration with the CARIFORUM Secretariat, is organizing a one-day consultation in St. Kitts and Nevis to discuss market access and market presence in the context of the CARIFORUM/EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

The consultation in St. Kitts and Nevis is geared towards the sensitization of public and private sector officials, as well as key service suppliers on the opportunities available under the services and investment provisions of the EPA. The meeting will also seek to address and focus on key challenges and proposed approaches to overcome them. This one-day consultation meeting is to be held on Tuesday 9th July 2019 at the Royal St. Kitts Hotel from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm.

Mr. Percival Marie, Director General of CARIFORUM Directorate, and Mrs. Alexis Downes-Amsterdam, the Director of CARIFORUM-EPA Implementation Unit will join us in conducting this work.

The Consultation Meeting will be followed by the “MEETING OF CARIFORUM PREPARATORY TO THE SECOND JOINT MEETING ON CULTURAL COOPERATION UNDER THE CARIFORUM-EU EPA” from 10-11th July 2019 at the Royal St. Kitts Hotel from 9 am daily

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