Caribbean, Central American Leaders to Meet on Integration

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Caribbean, Central American Leaders to Meet on Integration

Leaders of the Caribbean and Central American countries will meet Tuesday in Belize to discuss the progress achieved in the integration process between the two regions.

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Leaders of the Caribbean and Central American countries will meet Tuesday in Belize to discuss the progress achieved in the integration process between the two regions.

"There is full awareness of the need to work together to face new challenges, related to the security of states, cooperation and trade negotiations among countries and commercial blocs," Oscar Santamaria, Secretary of the Central American Integration System ( SICA), made these remarks in a communique released Sunday.

Tuesday's meeting was considered by Santamaria as "historic" due to the degree of commitments to be adopted at the forthcoming joint declaration, without specifying what agreements will be reached.

Caribbean and Central American countries held ministerial meetings in Honduras in 1992, Jamaica in 1993, Costa Rica in 1996 and Guyana in 1999.

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