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NR/013/2005 TURKEY MAKES FIFTH DONATION TO ACS
Since its admission as Observer Country to the ACS in December 2000, the Republic of Turkey has made annual contributions to the ACS, generously donating, to date, more than US$55,000, a reflection of the Turkish government’s solidarity with the people of the Greater Caribbean. Also in attendance at this meeting were Ambassador Aydin Sahinbas, who came to Panama from Ankara, Turkey, to meet with the ACS SG, and Mr. Juan Fernando Valey, Adviser in Natural Disasters and Transport. The Turkish delegation was presented with copies of the latest CD Rom produced by the Natural Disasters Directorate, “Workshop on Experiences in Disaster Management”, which was sponsored in part by fund provided by the Republic of Turkey. This latest contribution will be used to support the implementation of a project in the field of Natural Disasters. About the ACS The Association of Caribbean States is the organisation for consultation, cooperation and concerted action in trade, transport, sustainable tourism and natural disasters in the Greater Caribbean. Its Member States are Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela. Its Associate Members are Aruba, France on behalf of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, and Martinique, and the Netherlands Antilles. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: |
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PANAMA CITY (July 29, 2005) – This morning, before ACS Heads of State and/or Government debated the new vision of the Association of Caribbean States, the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Caracas, His Excellency Dogan Akdur, demonstrated his country’s commitment to the ACS’ goals and objectives in a private ceremony at the Caesar Park Hotel in Panama City, Panama, on July 28, 2005, in which he presented the ACS Secretary General, Dr. Rubén Silié, with a cheque totalling US$12,000. MEDIA CONTACT: |
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