SECOND ORDINARY MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL

Havana, 13th December, 1996

ADMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR AS OBSERVER
TO THE ASSOCIATION OF CARIBBEAN STATES

The Ministerial Council:

Articles V and IX, item (c), of the Convention establishing the ACS;

Articles 5, 6, paragraph 1 (D) and 9 of the Norms and Conditions governing the Participation of Observers in the Open Sessions of the Ministerial Council and of the Special Committees, and

That the Republic of Ecuador has officially expressed to the Association of Caribbean States its interest in participating as Observer;

That the Republic of Ecuador is making continuous efforts to enhance and extend its bilateral relations with the members of the Association of Caribbean States;

That there are important prospects for trade and technological exchanges between the region and the Republic of Ecuador;

That the Republic of Ecuador has expressed that it fully shares the integration objectives that in all respects inspire the Association of Caribbean States;

That the Republic of Ecuador wishes to share experiences in different development spheres;

That the participation of the Republic of Ecuador will enrich the work of the Association of Caribbean States,

That cooperation should be based on the purposes and principles of the ACS and the guidelines established to that effect in Agreement No. 4/96.

1. Admit the Republic of Ecuador as Observer to the Association of Caribbean States. Ecuador’s participation will be in keeping with the provisions of the Convention establishing the Association of Caribbean States and the Norms and Conditions governing the Participation of Observers in the Open Sessions of the Ministerial Council and of the Special Committees.

2. Invite the Government of the Republic of Ecuador to make financial and other contributions to the Association, pursuant to Article 9 of Agreement 4/95, and instruct the Secretary General that contacts should be established with this Goverment in order to determine the terms in which said contributions shall be made.