Minister talks trade with new Ambassadors

Minister Gopee- Scoon and her executive team apprised London of priority areas in bilateral trade, business and investment with the United Kingdom as well as opportunities within the Commonwealth.

London for his part reaffirmed his commitment to champion Trinidad and To- bago as a destination for investment and a partner in the trade in goods and services.

Davidson-Celestine was also sensitized on the importance which Trinidad and Tobago attributes to its trading relationship with Costa Rica and other Central American countries to which the Ambassador will be accredited.

Minister Gopee- Scoon indicated that, “as Trinidad and Tobago seeks to increase its trading relationship with Central America, the Costa Rican Market, consisting of over four (4) million people, provides a host of opportunities for Trinidad and Tobago’s exporters.

The CARICOM- Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement also provides for free trade or preferential access for a wide range of goods.” Minister Gopee- Scoon underscored the importance of inter alia promoting Trinidad and Tobago’s manufacturing, creative and maritime sectors in Costa Rica.

London is the former Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) and also former political leader of the Tobago-arm of the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM).

Davidson-Celestine was a former Tourism Secretary in the THA and also a member of the London-led THA executive.