Foreign Minister the Hon. Frederick A. Mitchell M.P. Opened the Sixth Political Dialogue betweenThe Bahamas and the European Union.
The talks are based on the long-standing partnership and friendly relations between The Bahamasand the European Union and have served as the foundation for a wide array of cooperation andcollaboration since its inception.
Foreign Minister Mitchell told all in attendance
“Our lived reality as a developing nation is impacted by a myriad of global crises. These range fromintense and more frequent climatic events, high indebtedness of developing countries, poverty, theunreliability of supply food chain systems, the cost of fuel, heightened food insecurity, the remnantsof COVID-19 and the emergence of new diseases, more sophisticated modes of organized crime,the situation in Haiti, the war in Ukraine, and the Israel and Palestine conflict. If there ever was atime for countries to forge and revitalize global partnerships for sustainable development, the time isnow. Hence, as we deliberate on today’s agenda items, let us deliberate with a view to promotingsystems and meaningful policies that respond to the needs of vulnerable countries like our own”.
Diplomatic Week serves as another means for the Foreign Ministry to expand our country'sdiplomatic ties to combat external forces that directly and indirectly are increasing the cost of livingfor all Bahamians.
The Foreign Ministry and the European Union also issued a Joint Communique on the Ministry ofForeign Affairs website www.mofa.bs.
Foreign Minister the Hon. Frederick A. Mitchell M.P. Opened the Sixth Political Dialogue between
The Bahamas and the European Union.
The talks are based on the long-standing partnership and friendly relations between The Bahamas
and the European Union and have served as the foundation for a wide array of cooperation and
collaboration since its inception.
Foreign Minister Mitchell told all in attendance
“Our lived reality as a developing nation is impacted by a myriad of global crises. These range from
intense and more frequent climatic events, high indebtedness of developing countries, poverty, the
unreliability of supply food chain systems, the cost of fuel, heightened food insecurity, the remnants
of COVID-19 and the emergence of new diseases, more sophisticated modes of organized crime,
the situation in Haiti, the war in Ukraine, and the Israel and Palestine conflict. If there ever was a
time for countries to forge and revitalize global partnerships for sustainable development, the time is
now. Hence, as we deliberate on today’s agenda items, let us deliberate with a view to promoting
systems and meaningful policies that respond to the needs of vulnerable countries like our own”.
Diplomatic Week serves as another means for the Foreign Ministry to expand our country's
diplomatic ties to combat external forces that directly and indirectly are increasing the cost of living
for all Bahamians.
The Foreign Ministry and the European Union also issued a Joint Communique on the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs website www.mofa.bs.
