News: Caribbean to analyze regional future

(PL 20/04/2006) Saint Georges - The future of the Caribbean, especially in the commercial area, will be analyzed by regional foreign ministers in a meeting next week on the island of Grenada.

This April 24-26 meeting will prioritize debates on the recent conversations between leaders of the Caribbean Community and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

The FM agenda also includes analysis of the situation of Haiti since the presidential elections, which gave the victory to Rene Preval in February.

The CARICOM leadership refused to recognize the former government, imposed after the ouster of Jean Bertrand Aristide in February 2004.

After the 2006 elections, CARICOM leaders agreed to debate reincorporation of Haiti to CARICOM, and the final decision will be taken in July during the summit.

At the end of the meeting, the Caribbean ministers will go to Barbados, where they will have conversations with British Foreign Minister Jack Straw on topics related to security during the World Cricket Cup, to be held in several Caribbean cities, and the reforms applied by EU in the sugar exchange.