Deputy Premier Represents BVI at ECLAC Session

BVI deputy premier and minister for natural resources and labour, Dr Kedrick Pickering had a meeting with executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Alicia Barcena in Santiago, Chile, during the 16th extraordinary session of the Committee of the Whole of ECLAC, being Territory representative on behalf of the BVI Premier Dr Orlando Smith.

At this session, consultations were held to establish a forum of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on sustainable development, and the deputy premier reiterated the need for the inclusion of associate members in the proposed forum. He spoke about the importance of greater engagement between the organization and the British Virgin Islands as its associate member.

The Committee of the Whole is a subsidiary body of the organization, which gives an opportunity for representatives of member countries to meet between ECLAC official sessions.