the agreement which gave birth to caricom was signed in 2001.
the agreement which gave birth to caricom was signed in 2001.
where was the agreement which gave birth to caricom signed?
2001
the dominican republic cooperates with caricom (since 1992) under an umbrella organisation, cariforum, an economic pact between caricom and the dominican republic with the eu. the dominican republic became an observer of caricom in 1982 and in 1991 it presented caricom with a request for full membership, having first given consideration to joining the bloc in 1989. it also has an unratified free trade agreement (from 2001) with caricom. within the epa between the region and the european commission, the dominican republic is given means for dispute resolution with caricom member-states. under article 234, the european court of justice also carries dispute resolution mechanisms between cariforum and the european union states. this is particularly useful to the dominican republic which is not a member of the caribbean court of justice and therefore cannot use the ccj for dispute resolution with states of caricom.
member states of the caribbean community
between independence in 1966 and the 1990s, barbados has used a pro business and investment policy to expand its influence in the world. through the usage of its network of international bilateral relations, the country has been able to maintain an independent foreign policy. barbados' recent policy has been to focus and strengthen ties with nations that country feels will enhance its diplomacy or foreign trade. barbados has sought to engage in multilateral diplomacy through the united nations, the caribbean community (caricom), the association of caribbean states (acs), the group of acp countries, the organization of american states, and several other agencies which it is engaged. in 2008 barbados and the other members of caricom signed an economic partnership agreement (epa) with the european union and its european commission. the deal covers caricom's membership in the caribbean forum (cariforum). cariforum in turn is a part of the group of african, caribbean, and pacific (acp) states. the agreement outlines barbados' future development and trade ties with the european union, and serves as a blueprint for future relations between both trading blocs under the cotonou agreement and the lomé convention.
foreign relations of barbados