(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Rena Murshud read more Azerbaijani Ambassador to Mexico Mammad Talibov took part in the
9th summit of the heads of state and government of the Association
of Caribbean States, held in Antigua (Guatemala).
According to Azernews , in the embassy, within
the framework of the event with the participation of high-ranking
representatives of more than 35 countries, Mammad Talibov met with
the President of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei.
During a short conversation, Ambassador Mammad Talibov conveyed
to Alejandro Giammattei the greetings of the President of
Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and expressed gratitude for inviting our
country to participate in the event.
The head of the Guatemalan state, in turn, asked to convey his
greetings to President Ilham Aliyev.
As part of the event, Ambassador Mammad Talibov also held
bilateral meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Guatemala, Mario Bucaro, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama,
Janahina Tewani, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica,
Arnoldo Andre. At the meetings, an exchange of views took place on
the continuation and expansion of the existing relations of
friendship and cooperation between our countries in bilateral and
multilateral formats.
At the meeting with the Secretary General of the Association of
Caribbean States Rodolfo Sabonga, gratitude was expressed for
inviting Azerbaijan to take part in the event, it was brought to
the attention that our country is ready to expand ties with this
association and its member states. The Secretary General highly
appreciated the fact that Azerbaijan is participating for the first
time in the summit of the heads of states and governments of the
association, noted the interest of the Caribbean countries in the
further development of relations with Azerbaijan.
It should be noted that the Antiguan Declaration was adopted at
the summit chaired by the President of Guatemala.
To recall that the Summit of the ACS is the most important
meeting of the organization – held periodically at the very highest
level, facilitating the convergence of Heads of State and/or
Government or their High Level Representatives from the entire
Membership of the organization, being Member States, Associate
Members, Founding Observer Organizations, Observer Countries,
Social Actors, Observer Organizations, as well as Specially Invited
Guests from other International and Regional organizations.
All meet in culmination of prior technical discussions and
preparation, to reaffirm and recommit to the organization's goals,
objectives and plan of action that would benefit the peoples of the
region that is the Greater Caribbean.
Integral to Summit proceedings, is the discussion of regional
and global affairs, more specifically as they relate to regional
cooperation on the focal areas of the Association, viz: Sustainable
Tourism; Trade Development and External Economic Relations; Air and
Maritime Transport and Disaster Risk Reduction.
The Summit caucus or retreat allows for the conscientious
examination and analysis of these issues and/or problems faced by
the region and to further stimulate collaborative and concerted
action.
Also an integral part and highlight of the Summit, is the
adoption and signing of the Declaration, whereby regional Leaders
reaffirm, commit and instruct for the successful undertaking of
proposed policies, positions and actions outlined in the
document.
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