The Greater Caribbean is a well-defined geographic space, with a strategic position between North and South of Our America, with a common history, where small islands tighten intense cultural ties and cooperation.
The States that make up the Caribbean Basin have always remained among Cuba's main trading partners, they reached out to us when others tried to isolate us. The Greater Antilles do not forget it, and for that reason, the region is today one of the main areas of collaboration that the Cuban nation offers in the world.

Speech by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla at the opening of the V CARICOM-Cuba Ministerial Meeting. Havana Cuba. March 11, 2017. Deputy Chairman of the Council of State, Salvador Valdés Mesa;

The 5th CARICOM Ministerial Meeting - Cuba began this Saturday at the Hotel Habana Libre, with the objective of consolidating ties and strengthening the role of the mechanism as a platform for political dialogue, consultation and cooperation among the nations of the area.

Last March 11, the Cultural Association José Marti of Solidarity with Cuba, celebrated the International Women Day in the headquarter of the Editorial Diethness Vima (International Foro) in the center of Athens, where it was highlighted the achievements of the Cuban Revolution and the Federation of Cuban Women in benefit of Women.

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We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Cuba, having met in Havana, Cuba, on March 11, 2017, on the occasion of the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of CARICOM-Cuba and in commemoration of the Forty-fifth Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Independent States of CARICOM and Cuba and the Fifteenth Anniversary of Cuba-CARICOM Day;

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Julio César González Marchante

Cuban Ambassador to Guyana

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.

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.

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.

Esteemed Ministers of Foreign Affairs;

Esteemed Heads of Delegations of Member and Associate Member States;

Esteemed Ambassador June Soomer, Secretary- General of the ACS;

Distinguished authorities of the ACS founding organizations as well as of Observer States and organizations;

Distinguished special guests and representatives of delegations present;

Cuban delegates and guests;