The Ministry of Foreign Relations confirmed that Fidel Castro will be traveling to the Dominican Republic to participate in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Summit and the meeting of members of Cariforum, the organization that gathers Caribbean members of the Lomé Convention. The event will be held in Santo Domingo 20 to 22 August and 13 other chiefs of state and government from the English-speaking Caribbean have confirmed their participation. Also attending is Rene Preval, President of Haiti. Cuba is an observer of Cariforum and will participate as invited nation in the Caricom summit. Haiti, a member of Cariforum, is not a full member of Caricom. The Dominican Republic is a member of Cariforum and is slated to sign a free trade agreement with Caricom members during the summit.
