St. George’s, April 28, 2010 – Instruments of Ratification for the maritime treaty involving Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago have been exchanged by the Foreign Ministers of the two countries.
Grenada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon. Peter David, and his Trinidad counterpart, Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon, exchanged the Instruments of Ratification of the Treaty on the Delimitation of Marine and Submarine Areas on Tuesday, April 27, in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
The Treaty duly entered into force on the date of the exchange of the Instruments of Ratification. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratification
The formal signing of the Treaty, by Prime Minister Patrick Manning of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, took place on April 21 in Port of Spain.
The treaty was reviewed by the cabinets of both countries, a move Foreign Minister Gopee-Scoon described as a “formality to ensure that all is in order.’’
Minister David, who has since returned home, said “all of Grenada’’ is excited at the treaty and the prospects of exploring for oil and gas in Grenada’s waters.
The treaty also identifies the protection and preservation of marine life as one of its objectives.
The treaty is the first delimitation agreement negotiated between Grenada and its oil-rich CARICOM neighbour.
The delimitation is a formal line which is drawn to indicate where Trinidad and Tobago’s jurisdiction ends and Grenada’s begins.
