Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Peña Nieto opens Caricom summit

Pres. announces funds to fight natural disasters’ effects
BY MAURILIO SOTO
The News
President Enrique Peña Nieto announced that Mexico will provide $14 million to the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to fight the effects of natural disasters in the region.
Peña Nieto’s announcement was made during the opening ceremony for the third summit of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) opened in Mérida, Yucatán, on Tuesday, where he promised that the summit will provide concrete benefits for the 14 nations making up the association.
He also unveiled the 2014-15 Technical and Scientific Cooperation Program, which he said will help train Spanish-language science teachers and support research for public policy that promotes the development of tech businesses in the region, as well as announcing that Mexico has signed an agreement with the Inter-American Agricultural Cooperation Institute which he said will boost the region’s agricultural output.
We Mexicans are also a Caribbean nation,” he said. “This is a great opportunity for us to take advantage of the political will expressed here to strengthen ties between our countries. I repeat the willingness of my administration for us to work together on behalf of all Caribbean nations.”
Before the summit officially began, Foreign Relations Secretary José Antonio Meade Kuribreña met with Colombian Foreign Affairs Minister María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar and Guatemalan Foreign Affairs Minister Fernando Carrera Castro.
The three officials analyzed methods of strengthening relations between the three countries, specifically on issues that they face together and issues on the regional and multilateral agenda, though they did not mention any details.

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