When we establish the outer limits of our maritime space, we can develop and implement methods for the utilisation of the space to its full economic potential.” “Today, Antigua and Barbuda takes another key step in realizing this potential. “These waters offer enormous potential for economic development and growth, particularly in light of the adoption of a ‘blue economy’ approach to national development. Boosting the blue economyĭuring the signing ceremony, Prime Minister Gaston Browne highlighted the importance of the country’s Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ), which covers approximately 107,914 km2 of ocean - almost 200 times the size of its land mass: Only the boundaries with St Kitts and Nevis and Monserrat remain to be negotiated. With this new treaty, the island nation has successfully delimited three of its five maritime boundaries, a process that has been supported by Commonwealth technical assistance since 2014. The waters of Antigua and Barbuda border those of Anguilla (UK) to the northwest, Saint Barthélemy (France) to the northwest, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the west, Montserrat (United Kingdom) to the southwest, and Guadeloupe (France) to the southeast. It was signed on 27 July by Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Resident British High Commissioner Lindsy Thompson. The agreement, achieved with the support of the Commonwealth Secretariat, decisively sets out the boundary between Antigua and Barbuda and Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory. The governments of Antigua and Barbuda and the United Kingdom have signed a milestone agreement, marking a key step in defining Antigua and Barbuda’s maritime jurisdiction – one of the largest in the Eastern Caribbean - and advancing the development of its blue economy.
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