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OECS Heads
of Government to meet in Dominica |
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| Prime Minister
Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica |
January 15, 2008, Castries, St. Lucia: OECS Heads
of Government will meet in Dominica, January 17th and 18th, with
deeper economic integration of the sub-region high on their
agenda.
This forty-sixth meeting of the OECS Authority precedes the
launch of a major public consultation exercise on a draft
Economic Union Treaty for the OECS. The meeting will
deliberate on a plan of action for the exercise and confirm
the role of Heads who have indicated their intention to take
the lead in mobilizing region-wide commitment to and support
for this new phase in the deepening of OECS integration.
The meeting will also seek to advance several functional
cooperation initiatives, including strengthening joint OECS
relations with Brazil and building on the growing ties
between the OECS and Puerto Rico. |
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Economic development matters are expected to feature
prominently. Heads will discuss the next steps for bananas,
matters for follow up from the recent Caribbean/United
States conference in Washington, and areas of interest for
the OECS from last year’s visit by Canada’s Prime Minister
to the Caribbean. Heads will also discuss plans for the
second annual OECS Development Conference to be held later
this year and which will put the spotlight on creative
industries.
The Heads will decide on recommendations coming out of
successful meetings of OECS Ministers of Tourism and Health
and continue discussions on a number of sustainable
development matters including an OECS Youth initiative.
The meeting, at the Fort Young Hotel in Roseau, will be
chaired by the current Chairman of the OECS Authority, Prime
Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica. The two days of
deliberations will be preceded by an opening ceremony on the
evening of Wednesday January 16th.
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