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The II Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Association of Caribbean States concluded on Sunday, 18 April in Santo Domingo. President Leonel Fernández in the closing session celebrated the spirit of renewed optimism and strengthened will to make the necessary changes to adapt to globalization. In addition to host Leonel, Fernández of …

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President Leonel Fernández, in his speech during the general assembly of the ACS Summit challenged attendees to create what would be the world’s fourth-largest trade bloc, giving a new dimension to the Caribbean nations. Member states have a population of more than 200 million and a $500 billion gross domestic product. He sees if cohesion …

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President Leonel Fernández, speaking at the II Summit, advocated taking the example of the US and Europe and that all political forces within a nation pursue a common goal for the development of the nation, regardless of who the president is. He said that pacts need to be established that lead to a concerted development …

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In his keynote address upon the opening of the conference, President Leonel Fernandez spoke of the need to be cautious and to rethink the future. He cautioned about the transfer of speculative capitals, which could be very harmful for the economies of the Caribbean. He also said that the Caribbean nations are not obliged to …

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President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela questioned the worth of the summit as a modern tool for diplomatic networking. He highlighted that while regional statesmen are going from summit to summit, the people of the region go from abyss to abyss. While criticizing the summits, he invited his colleagues to attend a summit on occasion of …

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Fidel Castro, who during his first visit in August couldn’t talk enough, avoided the press during his visit to the DR over the past weekend. He did make an interesting summit side bar story for the one minute rage over the pen he was given to sign the Declaration of Santo Domingo. The first pen …

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After an almost seven hour work day, visiting Presidents participated in the Dominican Night hosted by the Dominican government under the stars at the Fortaleza Ozama. Thirteen of 25 visiting statesmen attended the event. The press mentioned how the President of Suriname, Jules Wijdenbosch and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles Suzanne Camelia-Romer, tapped away …

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The husband of Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles passed as a security or protocol attaché, but he took it with the best of humor as he enjoyed participating. The only man of attending spouses, he participated in the Colonial City (lunch at La Bricciola Italian restaurant), Botanical Gardens-Japanese garden fashion show and tea time …

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The Listín Diario revealed that President Leonel Fernández, in a recognition of his regional leadership, has been invited to participate in the summits of the Group of Three and Group of Rio. Minister of Foreign Relations Eduardo Latorre confirmed the information. Presidents of Andean Group nations – Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and Panama (observer) …

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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, …

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