TT to get embassy in United Arab Emirates

“We would also ensure that any expansion to the current network is undertaken in a strategic and evidence-based manner,” he said. At present TT has 20 overseas diplomatic missions in 16 countries and 32 honorary consuls in 25 countries .

Since coming into office, Moses said, Government has presented instruments of appointment to ten heads of missions .

The appointments were for the United Nations, Cuba, Canada, Brazil with accreditation to Uruguay, Chile, Argentina and Paraguay; Jamaica with accreditation to Haiti and the Dominican Republic; South Africa with accreditation to Angola, Namibia, Malawi, Mauritius, Madagascar and Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe; United States and the Organisation of American States, Venezuela with accreditation to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; India with accreditation to Japan and Singapore, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Indonesia; Belgium with accreditation to France, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, the Holy See, and Luxemburg .

The appointments and others to be appointed, Moses said, reaffirmed TT’s commitments to further bilateral relationships in terms of political dialogue, trade and investment, cooperation in defense matters, cooperation in science and technology, innovation and education, energy cooperation, environmental and climate change, and bilateral and sporting and cultural exchanges .

Noting the importance placed on TT diaspora as a means of positioning the country strategically and to execute the country’s foreign policy objectives, Moses said that during the fiscal 2015 to 2016 year, the ministry the online RSNA on its website .