Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart says sustained development could be attained only in an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity and lauded the tone of engagements at the Third Caricom-Mexico Summit, noting that Mexico and the Caribbean shared similar concerns and it is now time for them to deepen trade and other ties.
Stuart, who hosted the last Caricom-Mexico meeting in Barbados in May 2012, was pleased to note, at the April 28-29 Summit, that two years later relations between Caricom and Mexico had strengthened and co-operation deepened.
“There are particular issues which resonate with both CARICOM and Mexico,” he said, pointing out that they shared the Caribbean Sea and issues of mutual concern such as climate change and disaster management, agriculture, and food and nutrition security. Similar concerns were raised by other Caribbean leaders at the
