DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

After completing a busy agenda in France, President Luis Abinader is scheduled to travel to Brasilia, Brazil on 12 June 2025 to attend the Brazil-Caribbean Summit hosted by Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday and Saturday, 13-14 June.

The Dominican Republic and Cuba are the two invited countries to the Brazilian summit that groups the 15 countries that are members of the Caricom Community (Caricom), mostly the English-speaking Caribbean and Haiti. The event will take place at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, the Brazilian capital.

International organizations such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Latin American and Caribbean Development Bank (CAF), and the Association of Caribbean States will also take part.

The summit’s agenda centers on five key themes — food and nutrition security, climate change, energy transition, risk...