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The donation also represents the continuation of a yearly Turkish tradition of support for the work of the ACS in the field of disaster reduction, its important financing of the Workshop Seminar on Natural Disasters held in Havana in 2005 being the latest instance. The people and governments of Turkey are, of course, no strangers to the effects of nature’s wrath upon human life, property and sustainable development, having suffered throughout history from the consequences of being in contact with major geological fault lines which have brought about devastating earthquakes with victims numbering in the tens of thousands. Although in recent years the Turkish international agenda has been focused on its bid to join the European Union, the country’s leaders have recognised the need to maintain significant links to the rest of the global community. In fact, Turkey’s recent generosity towards the ACS is inspired by the government’s declaration of 2006 as “The Year of Latin America and the Caribbean”. Caption: Ambassador of Turkey, His Excellency Dogan Akdur, presents the cheque to ACS Director of Transport and Natural Disasters, Luis Carpio 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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