00907nam a2200121Ia 4500 20260716043326.0 HERNANDEZ, Oscar Venezuela-CARICOM. Where are we going in our trade relation? 1994 Points 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. 3/7/00 M2LMGR A 44912 44912