More than 1,500 security agents have been assigned by the Dominican government to guarantee the safety of the 25 visiting chiefs of state that are coming for the Association of Caribbean States meeting. It is expected that the security contingent of President Fidel Castro of Cuba will be the largest. The statesmen are scheduled to arrive on Friday, 16 April for the one-day work session on Saturday, April 17. The event will open at the National Theater on Friday at 7:30 pm, with the work session taking place at the Hotel Jaragua on Saturday, 17 April. The official photograph of the event will be taken at 8 am at the Museo de las Casas Reales. The statesmen will have lunch at the Salon de las Monedas of the Central Bank from 1 to 3 pm. They also will hold a private meeting at the Salon Americo Lugo of the Auditorium of the Central Bank. The 6:30 pm reading of the Declaration of Santo Doming will take place at the Sala Privada of the newly remodeled Ministry of Foreign Relations. President Fern?ndez will host a Dominican Night in honor of the visiting statesmen and their wives at the Fortaleza Ozama in the Colonial City at 8:30 pm. The statesmen will depart on Sunday, 18 April.
