CARICOM foreign ministers note recognition of Palestine by Guyana, Suriname

The Council of Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) which met on  Wednesday and Thursday at Frigate Bay in  St. Kitts and Nevis reviewed recent developments in the Middle East and expressed hope for a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the creation of lasting peace and stability in the region.

COFCOR also took note of the recognition of Palestine as an independent state by two of its members, Guyana and Suriname.

Ambassador Elisabeth Harper, Director-General of the