V Meeting CARICOM-Cuba: Delivery of Cooperation Agreement
The Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, presented the Second Protocol of the Economic Cooperation Agreement between CARICOM and the Republic of Cuba to Colin Granderson, the assistant general secretary of this regional mechanism.
This document expands the tariff preferences granted by Cuba in 2000 to the Commonwealth of Caribbean Nations, including 340 new Caribbean products with free access to the national market, while granting preferences to 85 of the Cuban side.
Cuban President attends ACS Council of Ministers Meeting.
Cuban President Raúl Castro attends the opening of the XXII Ordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Association of Caribbean States (AEC), which takes place in this capital. In the meeting, foreign ministers and high-ranking representatives of the member countries of the regional mechanism for consultation, cooperation and concerted action, will evaluate the management of Cuba at the head of this body.
Cuban Foreign Minister inaugurates Ordinary Meeting of the ACS Council of Ministers.
Distinguished delegates and special guests and other representatives of the delegations present: Cuba welcomes you to the XXII Ordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Association of Caribbean States, at which time the Caribbean countries meet again in Havana to Dialogue about our common interests and the risks we face in a shared way. We will review the progress of the implementation of the agreements of the VII Summit of the Association, held in Havana on June 4, 2016.
Successful ending for Cuba´s leadership at the helm of the AEC
Cuba successfully concluded its administration today as the head of the pro tempore presidency of the Association of Caribbean States (AEC), said today Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra.
At the end of the XXII Ordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the bloc, Sierra said that the island had an intense activity, aimed at revitalizing the operation of the Association, fulfilling the mandate it received last year at the Havana Summit.
Successful conclusion of the AEC Senior Officials Meeting
The Segment of Senior Officials of the XXII Ordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Association of Caribbean States (AEC), which met today at the Tryp Habana Libre Hotel, was an auspicious space to support the process of strengthening the Association and the Commitments and agreements endorsed in the Declaration and Plan of Action of Havana, adopted at the VII Summit of the Association, held in June 2016, in the Cuban capital.