00860nam a2200097Ia 450000500170000010000210001724500650003826000090010352006310011258300190074320260716043326.0 aHERNANDEZ, Oscar aVenezuela-CARICOM. Where are we going in our trade relation? c1994 aPoints out that the Caribbean Community should view the establishment of closer economic relations between the Caribbean and Latin American states as a must because of proximity, and the need by the Caribbean to diversify external economic relations. On the other hand, the Caribbean countries should be seen by Latin America as a strategic commercial area since it is the only group of developing countries to have preferential access to three major world markets : the US (through the CBI), Canada (through CARIBCAN, and possibly NAFTA), and the EC (through the Lome Convention). Highlights Venezuela's trading performance. c3/7/00kM2LMGR