Foreign Minister Eduardo Latorre confirmed yesterday that 19 regional heads of state will attend the second summit of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), to be held in Santo Domingo April 16-18. Among those attending will be Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo, Venezuelan President Hugo Ch?vez, Colombian President Andr?s Pastrana, and Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Latorre said that the only heads of state that have not yet confirmed their attendance are those of Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In addition to attending the summit, President Zedillo will conduct an official state visit. Yesterday the National Council of Private Enterprise (CONEP) announced that it will hold a gala luncheon in honor of the Mexican President.
