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06GEORGETOWN21
2006-01-06 14:50:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Georgetown
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CARICOM A/SGY DISCUSSES PROPOSED MINISTERIAL

Tags:  PREL XL CARICOM 
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UNCLAS GEORGETOWN 000021 

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SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL XL CARICOM
SUBJECT: CARICOM A/SGY DISCUSSES PROPOSED MINISTERIAL
MEETING

REF: A. 05 NASSAU 2165


B. LUFTIG-BULLEN EMAIL 12/21/05

UNCLAS GEORGETOWN 000021

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL XL CARICOM
SUBJECT: CARICOM A/SGY DISCUSSES PROPOSED MINISTERIAL
MEETING

REF: A. 05 NASSAU 2165


B. LUFTIG-BULLEN EMAIL 12/21/05


1. (U) On January 4, Ambassador and DCM met with
Ambassador Colin Granderson, CARICOM A/SGY for Foreign
and Community Relations, to discuss the agenda for the
Secretary's proposed February meeting with CARICOM

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foreign ministers.


2. (SBU) Granderson is awaiting responses from CARICOM
foreign ministers to what he termed as the two proposed
agendas: one from his December 14 meeting with DAS Duddy,
the other from the December 21 meeting between Ambassador
Rood and Foreign Minister Mitchell (ref A). Granderson
was well-versed about the latter meeting, noting the
inclusion of education as a potential agenda topic and
the broadening of the trade rubric to cover economic
competitiveness, too. He likened the process of
obtaining responses from foreign ministers to "pulling
teeth", and he hopes to receive feedback within ten days
(mid-January). He withheld detailed comment on the
proposed agenda topics pending this feedback.


3. (SBU) Granderson said that many CARICOM foreign
ministers see the proposed ministerial with the Secretary
as a precursor to a higher-level meeting. They also hope
to have a Congressional meeting similar to that which
African leaders had in the past to discuss critical
issues for their continent. Granderson noted that a
CARICOM-Congressional meeting would have been a natural
adjunct to the Secretarial meeting, but this possibility
had been lost when Mitchell changed the venue from
Washington to the Bahamas.


4. (SBU) Granderson predicted that some foreign ministers
would raise the issue of Haiti under the democracy
rubric. Hovever, he doubts that they will raise
obstacles over Haiti or its participation in the
ministerial once elections are held and consitutional
governance reestablished.


5. (SBU) Despite Ambassador's suggestion that foreign
ministers resist the temptation to raise the deportee
issue, Granderson said that it will likely be mentioned
in responses to the proposed agenda. A few regional
leaders highlighted crime problems in New Year's remarks,
a sure sign that deportee scapegoating will ensue.

BULLEN