CARICOM Foreign Ministers Will Meet in Japan

Kingston, November 12, 2014 (PL).- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers will meet their Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida for talks aimed at strengthening relations between the regional group and Japan, a CARICOM statement reported.

According to the 15-member regional grouping's joint statement, next November 15th the ministers will discuss strategies to enhance collaboration on different topics of the global agenda, including environmental issues and climate change.

The talks will take place in Tokyo as a follow-up to the first Japan-CARICOM Summit held in July.

The statement said that it is expected that the relationship between Japan and the regional community bloc "will be further strengthened through this conference on the occasion of Japan-CARICOM Friendship Year 2014".

According to CARICOM's Secretariat, relations between Japan and the regional group dates back to 1993 and the summit carried out last July meant a significant qualitative leap for bilateral relations.