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Need for common approach to EPA

Sep 11, 2008 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
The Caribbean countries are facing a difficult situation on this question of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and while every effort is now being made to ensure a satisfactory relationship for some Caribbean countries with the European Community (EC), it is recognised that it will call for the highest level of statesmanship and vision from the leaders of the Caribbean countries.

For, without doubt, unified position on this issue is crucial to the preservation of Caribbean integration and unity and it would be more than ironic if Caribbean leaders were to allow the integration of Europe to lead to the disintegration and disunity of the Caribbean.

In addition, foreign policy has an important role to play in determining the protection and promotion of the trading interests of the region and the sources and amounts of aid, investment, and technical assistance which the region will be able to attract to assist in its development.

There is a growing tendency on the part of international institutions to deal with countries on a regional basis rather than on an individual basis.

Finally, for the community to succeed there must be more people-to-people contact, particularly among the young people – one of the healthiest signs in Caribbean solidarity and regional awareness.
Sherwood Clarke

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