Cuba-CARICOM summit next month
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| Published on Saturday, November 22, 2008 |
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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): The 3rd Cuba-CARICOM Summit will take place on December 8 in Santiago de Cuba to analyze vital topics for both sides, including the agreements signed in previous meetings.
Heads of state and government from the countries of the Caribbean Community will take part in this summit that was previously held in Havana, in 2002, and in Bridgetown, in 2005.
It is also expected that the discussions will be attended by other CARICOM authorities and representatives from the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).
According to Prensa Latina news agency, the summit will be an opportunity to further develop programs of cooperation and integration between Cuba and CARICOM member nations.
On November 8, 1972, four CARICOM states – Barbados, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago - decided to establish relations with Cuba and thus opposed the policy of isolation implemented by Washington towards the Caribbean country.
Currently, Cuba has embassies in 14 CARICOM member nations and 11 of them have diplomatic representations in Havana although the number will increase to 12 by the end of this month. | | | | Reads : 729 | | | |
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