The Sixth Conference on International Cooperation of the Association of Caribbean States opens in Havana

Havana, Nov 10 (RHC) The Sixth International Cooperation Conference of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) opened Thursday in Havana with the presence of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez; the chairman of the ACS Council of Ministers, Mario Adolfo Búcaro; the secretary general of the organization, Rodolfo Sabonge, as well as foreign ministers and ministers of the region.

At the opening session of the event, whose main objective is to discuss transformation and innovation in the Caribbean region, the Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment of Cuba, Rodrigo Malmierca, stressed that cooperation is essential for the integrated development of the countries.

Malmierca assured that Cuba has an integrated legal framework for international cooperation.

For his part, the president of the Council of Ministers of the Association of Caribbean States and foreign minister of Guatemala, Mario Adolfo Búcaro, thanked Cuba for hosting the conference.

Speaking at the opening session, ACS Director of Cooperation, Adriana Bolaños, said that the organization has embarked on an ambitious process of revitalization with a six-year action plan with concrete objectives.

Rodolfo Sabonge, secretary general of the association, referred to the importance of materializing projects and programs on the protection and conservation of the Caribbean Sea, disaster risk reduction, the economic integration of the Greater Caribbean, and sustainable tourism. (Source: Cubadebate)