Your Excellency the President of Guyana,
Your Excellency the Vice-President of Costa Rica;
Hon. Prime Minister of Guyana;
Honourable Ministers of CARICOM, Central America and the Dominican Republic;
Distinguished Secretaries-General;
Delegates;
Members of the Diplomatic Corps;
Distinguished Guests;
Members of the Media;
Ladies and Gentlemen_
CARICOM-Central America Ministerial Meeting
Mr. Chairman, Secretary-General of CARICOM, distinguished Foreign Ministers of CARICOM and Central AMERICA, Members of the Cabinet, Members of the Diplomatic corps, distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen.
On behalf of the Government and people of Guyana, I bid you a very warm welcome to Guyana. I trust that your deliberations will be fruitful and that the results will prove to be beneficial for on-going co-operation between the Governments and peoples of CARICOM-and Central America.
Her Excellency Mrs. Janet Jagan, President of the Republic of the Republic of Guyana.
His Excellence Mr. Errol Snijders, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Republic of Suriname, Co-Chairman of the Fourth Ministerial Meeting,
Esteemed Heads of Delegations of the member countries of the Caribbean Community,
Esteemed Heads of the Delegations of the countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic,
Honourable General Secretaries of CARICOM and SICA,
Special guests of international and regional organizations,
Distinguish delegates,
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The Fourth CARICOM-Central America Ministerial Meeting was held in Georgetown, Guyana, 22 March 1999. Ministers welcomed the Dominican Republic and expressed their satisfaction at that country's participation in the Meeting.
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Ministers met to analyse the development of relations between both sub-regions with the objective of continuing to advance issues of mutual interest, in an open spirit of cooperation among all the States taking part in this dialogue.
Excellency President Janet Jagan,
Esteemed Colleagues,
Distinguished Secretaries General,
Delegates and Special Invitees,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
In the spirit of our growing awareness of the existing linkages between our countries, our regions and in the world, it is my distinct pleasure and honour to participate in our deliberation aimed at fostering closer ties between CARICOM and the Central American integration system.
The Fourth CARICOM/Central America Ministerial Meeting takes place in Georgetown on Monday 22 March, 1999. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers and officials met in caucus on Friday 19 March, while the CARICOM Central America High Level Technical Meeting to fine-tune the agenda for the Ministerial Meeting takes place on Saturday 20th March, 1999.