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The Inter-Secretariat meeting sought to examine ways in which the Secretariats of the Greater Caribbean region could work together to achieve their common goals. It also provided a space in which each participating entity could air their opinions and concerns in this respect. During the ensuing political dialogue, CARICOM’s Assistant Secretary General, Foreign and Community Relations, Ambassador Colin Granderson made reference to the implementation of the CSME and placed great importance on reinforcing links between the public and private sector. The ECLAC representative reiterated the United Nation’s commitment to supporting the process of integration and regional cooperation and informed of the activities already being carried out by their Caribbean Development Cooperation Committee (UNECLAC/CDCC). SELA’s SG highlighted the subject of asymmetries, the institutionalization of integration as well as the modernization of the Secretariats and governance. The ACS Secretariat was given the lead role in advancing the creation of Greater Caribbean information portal, with support from the UNECLAC/CDCC Information Centre in order to better coordinate this activity. The next Meeting on Inter-Secretariat Co-operation will take place within a year at the ACS Secretariat. 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 |
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