President Danilo Medina could make a first visit to the Netherlands Antilles — Aruba, Curacao and St. Maarten — during the first quarter of 2018, as reported in Willemstad. The visit would be part of Medina administration efforts to increase trade between the Dominican Republic and the Netherlands Antilles.
In an important step towards this objective, the Ministry of Foreign Relations said a Political Dialogue Act was signed in Willemstad, Curacao on Monday, 21 August 2017 between the Dominican Republic, Curacao, Aruba, St. Marteen and the Netherlands. The act calls for the creating of working groups for economic cooperation, health tourism, sustainable development, island connectivity, and in other areas.
The agreement was signed by Dominican Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas; Curacao Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath; the Prime Minister of St. Marteen William Martin, and Netherlands Caribbean regional envoy Liesbeth Mol, during the “Follow-up Meeting of Curaçao and Netherlands Antilles Working Groups Agreement.”
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry of the Dominican Republic said the document promotes trade missions to attend important events hosted by each of the countries, among them: agro-alimentary (Dominican Republic); Aruba Green (Aruba), and Smart Investment Summit (Curacao).
The officials also agreed to start preparations for the tentative visit by President Danilo Medina to Aruba, Curacao and St. Marteen during the first quarter of 2018.
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Curacao Chronicle
23 August 2017
