UNITED NATIONS, Sep. 25, CMC – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness held a bilateral meeting with his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, during which both leaders pledged to strengthen ties.
This is the first time Holness has met with Carney since he took office in March.
During the brief meeting, Holness said Canada has played a major role in assisting Jamaica and CARICOM.
“Jamaica is looking forward to continuing the work with Canada, Canada is a major bilateral partner with Jamaica and we have shared history, such as the commonwealth. Canada has done an incredible job in supporting Jamaica and CARICOM as a whole ton critical matters such as Haiti ….so we look forward to continuing the work,” Holness said.
The Canadian Prime Minister then commended Holness on his leadership across the region.
“We have finally met in person, but we have spoken – I have admired your work and your leadership across a huge range of issues from leadership of CARICOM, on climate leadership in our bilateral relations and I am looking forward to further strengthening our relationship,” Carney said.
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