The Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) is a subgroup of the

Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS, French language, French: ''Organisation des États d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique'') is a group of countries of the world, countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the ...

and serves as a base for economic dialogue with the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

. It was established in 1992. Its membership comprises the 15

Caribbean Community The Caribbean Community (abbreviated as CARICOM or CC) is an intergovernmental organisation that is a Political association, political and economic union of 15 member states (14 nation-states and one dependency) and five associated members thro ...

states, along with the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...

. In 2008, they signed the CARIFORUM-EU

Economic Partnership Agreement An economic partnership agreement is an economic arrangement that eliminates barriers to the free movement of goods, services, and investment between countries. This agreement can be considered an intermediate step between free trade area and ...

with the

Guyana Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...

and

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

expressed reservations and did not attend the signing ceremony.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cariforum Institutions of the Caribbean Community Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States ACP–European Union relations Economy of the Caribbean Community Foreign relations of the Caribbean Foreign relations of the European Union International organizations based in the Caribbean Trade blocs Organizations established in 1992 1990s establishments in the Caribbean 1992 establishments in North America

See also

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