NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC:
THE CARIBBEAN Community's (CARICOM) position on the reform of the United Nations Security Council will be among matters discussed by Caribbean Foreign Ministers when they meet in Belize, this weekend.
The May 29 to June 4 meeting come ahead of the planned summit of CARICOM leaders in St Lucia in July.
The Community Council of Ministers will examine key regional issues, while the seventh meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) will discus foreign policy matters.
COFCOR chairman and Bahamian Foreign Minister, Fred Mitchell, said the ministers would discuss a number of issues, including CARICOM's position on the reform of the United Nations Security Council.
Other agenda items include the further strengthening of relations with the United States of America and Canada, international security issues, the summit of the Association of Caribbean States to be held in Panama in July and the Summit of Americas to be held in Argentina in November.
Talks will also focus on the increasing importance of the region's relations with South America, particularly Brazil.
