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INFORMATION NOTE || The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, today Wednesday, June 22, 2022, was invited as a High-level Panelist to attend a Climate Change Meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM), held at the Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda, under the theme: ‘Climate Change and the Commonwealth: Accelerating Action’.

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, earlier today, met with His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Khaleel, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, on the margins of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM2022), in Kigali, Rwanda.

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The 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) was held on June 12th to 16th, 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland. MC12 was held under the chairmanship of the Honourable Mr. Timur Suleimenov, Deputy Chief of Staff of Kazakhstan’s President.

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, yesterday participated in the thematic discussions on the draft Ministerial Decision on Agriculture during the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12), during which he delivered a statement on behalf of CARICOM.

Minister Todd noted that whilst the agriculture agenda is one of the most important aspects of the WTO work programme, there has been little progress since the approval of the Agreement on Agriculture and the decision made in Nairobi on the elimination of export subsidies.

The 12th WTO Ministerial Conference continued Today, 14 June 2022, with thematic discussions on the draft Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation participated in the session in his capacity as CARICOM spokesperson on WTO matters and delivered comments.

Minister Todd noted that CARICOM appeals for decisive action to curb harmful fisheries subsidies published by Prime Ministers from the CARICOM Region in a commentary released yesterday.

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on the sidelines of the 12th Session of the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO MC12), paid a courtesy call on The Rt Honourable Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on 12 June 2022, attended the opening ceremony of the 12th Session of the WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12) which is being held from 12 to 15 June, 2022, at the WTO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

The opening ceremony was held under the chairmanship of the Honourable Mr. Timur Suleimenov of Kazakhstan.

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, today, received a courtesy call from Mr. Jairo Valverde, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Guyana.

Mr. Valverde presented a copy of the UNDP Country Programme Document for the period 2022-2026 and commended the government on its aggressive transformative agenda for development. Minister Todd thanked the Resident Representative for the support provided by the UNDP to the Government in advancing Guyana’s developmental priorities.

Minister of Foreign and International Cooperation, the Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, today, held a teleconference with The Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia, Her Excellency Marta Lucía Ramírez, following the recent developments in Ukraine.