Twenty-four chiefs of state and government from Caribbean Sea bordering nations will be in Santo Domingo this afternoon to participate in the II Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Association of Caribbean States. The summit opens at 7:30 pm at the National Theater. The summit gathers heads of state of Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, the English-speaking Caribbean (Caricom), Central America, Cuba, Haiti and host Dominican Republic. The heads of government are meeting to establish a framework for efforts in view of the new millennium. The work agenda focuses on sustainable tourism, trade, transport and the dangers of the transport of nuclear waste cargo through the Caribbean region. This is the second time that the ACS meets. The first meeting took place in 1995 in Trinidad & Tobago. Participating chiefs of state are: Presidents Andr?s Pastrana, Colombia; Hugo Chavez, Venezuela; Ernesto Zedillo; Miguel Angel Rodr?guez Echavarr?a, Costa Rica; Fidel Castro, Cuba; Armando Calder?n Sol, El Salvador; Alvaro Arz? Yrigoyen, Guatemala; Janet Jagan, Guyana; Rene Preval, Haiti; Carlos Roberto Flores, Honduras; Arnoldo Alem?n, Nicaragua; Ernesto P?rez Balladares, Panam?; and Jules Wijdenbosch, Suriname. Also the Prime Ministers: Denzil Douglas, St. Kitts and Nevis; Said Musa, Belize; Edison C. James, Dominica; Keith Claudius Mitchell, Grenada; Percival Patterson, Jamaica; Kenny Anthony, St. Lucia, James Fitz-Allen Mitchell, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Basdeo Panday, Trinidad & Tobago.
