Havana, June 1 (RHC-PL) -- The delegations that will participate in the 7th Summit of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) have started to arrive in Havana.

According to the Cuban Foreign Ministry, the Vice President of the Guadeloupe Regional Council, Marie-Luce Penchard, arrived on Monday to 'José Martí' International Airport to attend the high-level meeting, which will be held from June 2nd to the 4th.

Penchard is the first head of delegation to arrive, the statement said, adding that Guadalupe is one of the seven partners of the ACS, along with Aruba, Curacao, Martinique, Sint Maarten, France (representing French Guyana, St. Barthelemy and St. Martin) and the Netherlands (representing Saba, Sint Eustatius and Bonaire).

According to the ministry, the delegations of the other countries participating in the summit are expected to arrive in the coming days.

In addition to its 25 member states and seven partners, the ACS Summit will gather 21 countries and nine international organizations as observers in Havana.