U.S.-CARIBBEAN TECHNICAL DISCUSSION TO ADVANCE CBSI

UNCLAS PORT OF SPAIN 000210 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA (SNIDLE) AND WHA/CAR (FORTIN) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: XL MARR MASS MOPS PREL TD SUBJECT: U.S.-CARIBBEAN TECHNICAL DISCUSSION TO ADVANCE CBSI DIALOGUE: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO REF: STATE 44630 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY ¶1. (SBU) Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon told the Charge May 5 that the GOTT viewed the CBSI initiative, and upcoming technical meeting, very positively. She promised to follow up on the initiative inside the GOTT. ¶2. (SBU) National Security Ministry International Affairs Director Antoinette Lucas-Andrews informed PolOff May 5 that the CARICOM Secretariat had sent a diplomatic note on May 4 to the USG (via our Embassy in Georgetown) formalizing the May 20 meeting offer. Lucas-Andrews continued that the GOTT delegation likely would be led by National Security Ministry Permanent Secretary Jennifer Boucaud-Blake and include appropriate technical advisors. The Ministry will hold internal consultations on the proposed agenda topics to prepare for the meeting. ¶3. (SBU) PolOff also discussed the agenda with CARICOM IMPACS Executive Assistant Lisa Welch. Welch indicated she would forward the information to Executive Director Lynn Ann Williams. KUSNITZ