Guyana to lobby for greater role for CARICOM in CELAC

(Government Information Agency ) The Guyana delegation will be seeking to ensure that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) plays a greater role in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) at the IV Summit of the Heads of State and Government underway in Quito, Ecuador.

Improving the integration process between Latin American countries and groups, and other countries such as China, Russia, South Korea, Turkey and India will be also stressed at the Summit.  In addition to the eradication of extreme poverty, the environment, peace, terrorism and the economy of CELAC states are some of the main topics on the agenda.

The CELAC Foreign Ministers Meeting is currently in progress and will be followed by a meeting of the Heads of State of the grouping tomorrow.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge who is attending the Summit with President David Granger, told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that Guyana’s aim going into the summit is to lobby for greater participation of CARICOM as CELAC’s agenda reflects the interests of the smaller countries.

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