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Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Foreign Ministers Distinguished Delegates Members of the Diplomatic Corp Representatives of International and Regional Organisations The Rev. Osbert James of the Grenada Council of Churches Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen
As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I am pleased and honoured to address this opening ceremony of the Ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations which we call COFCOR. |
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Excellency, Dr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of CARICOM Colleague Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM Other Heads of Delegation Members of the Diplomatic Corps Specially Invited Guests Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen
Let me, on behalf of the Government and People of Grenada, extend a very sincere and spicy welcome to all present here this morning especially to those of your who have come to participate in this very important 9th Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) grenada
Honourable Senator Giampaolo Bettamio, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Gerardo Carante Other members of the Italian Delegation Representatives of the Media Colleague staff members of the CARICOM Secretariat
Honourable Senator Giampaolo Bettamio, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Gerardo Carante Other members of the Italian Delegation Representatives of the Media Colleague staff members of the CARICOM Secretariat
It is with pleasure that I welcome you today, on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, at the signing of a scientific cooperation agreement on Cooperation in Hydro-Meteorological Monitoring, Natural Disaster and Early Warning between the Government of Italy and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
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Mr. President, The Caribbean Community appreciates the opportunity to participate in this debate, which is taking place during a critical phase in Haiti’s transition to constitutional rule. |
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas on 21-22 March 2006, Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), under the Chairmanship of Minister Fred Mitchell of The Bahamas, and the US Secretary of State, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, agreed to strengthen cooperation with a view to enhancing CARICOM-US relations.
The Ministers and the Secretary of State recognized the common democratic values and traditions that have historically linked the peoples of the United States and the Caribbean.
The CARICOM Heads of Government at their 17th Inter-Sessional Meeting held recently in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, expressed strong condemnation of the proposed shipment by France of High-Level Radioactive waste through the Caribbean Sea.
The Caribbean Community wishes to reiterate that any accidental or deliberate spill of nuclear or toxic waste in the Caribbean Sea could pose a serious threat to the economies of the Region and is concerned that despite its repeated opposition to the shipments, the practice continues.
Salutations:
The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Mr. Edwin Carrington, would love to have been here this morning to witness this important activity, but unfortunately, he had another equally important previous commitment. I could not undertake that commitment for him, so it is my pleasure and honour to attend this one.
Your Excellency Señor Alejandro Marchante Castellanos, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba, to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM);
Assistant Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community;
Representatives of the Embassy of Cuba;
Other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat;
Distinguished Guests;
Members of the Media;
Ladies and Gentlemen;
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Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ms Marisela Padron and other Representatives of the United Nations Population Fund Excellencies, Ambassadors and High Commissioners accredited to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and Plenipotentiary Representatives to CARICOM Other Members of the Diplomatic Corps and representatives of International and Regional Organisations Guest Speaker, Dr. Denis Benn |