BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Feb. 3, 2022– At a virtual meeting between government representatives of Belize and Mexico on Wednesday, February 2, the two countries discussed the potential signing of a high-level trade agreement. The Belize delegation was led by Hon. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Immigration, while the Mexican delegation was led by Señora Tatiana Clouthier Carrillo, Mexico’s Secretary of the Economy.

A press release from the Government of Belize Press Office stated that formal trade with Mexico is a high priority, and that a trade agreement would substantially boost the economic development of Belize, particularly through increased exports to Mexico.

After the discussion, the meeting concluded with both countries reaffirming their commitment to agreements made by Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño and Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador during their meeting in Mexico. Those agreements were centered on the improvement of economic cooperation between Belize and Mexico; technical exchanges on legal and technical hurdles that the parties can resolve through cooperation; the completion and signing of a possible MOU on trade and investment cooperation; and a commitment by Mexico to explore possibilities for facilitating the exportation of Belizean goods.

Minister Courtenay was accompanied by Ambassador Amalia Mai, CEO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade; Andy Sutherland, the Director-General for Foreign Trade; and other senior trade officials in the ministry.