He recognised the Association of Caribbean States as the organisation that is most called to work for unity in the Greater Caribbean.

Rubén Silié expressed his personal admiration to the wise Martinican for the originality of his intellectual work, which has made such a contribution to shaping the Caribbean identity, as have his struggles to overcome colonialism and to honour the dignity of African descendants.

Césaire urged Silié not to give up on the dream of uniting the Caribbean, and in accomplishing this task, he pleaded for Haiti to never be forgotten.

About the ACS

The Association of Caribbean States is the organization 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:

Denise Lewis Martínez
Communications Officer
Association of Caribbean States
E-mail: communications@acs-aec.org
Tel : 1-868-622-9575
Fax : 1-868-622-1653