BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC -St. According to an official statement on Friday, Kitts-Nevis has signed a “historic agreement” for diplomatic cooperation with Guatemala.
It said that the accord was signed in the margins of the ongoing IX Summit of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) in Antigua, Guatemala.
”This agreement is the result of months of dialogue and negotiations between the Foreign Ministries of both countries, following bilateral discussions between St. Kitts and Nevis’ Foreign Minister, Dr. Denzil Douglas, and his Guatemalan counterpart, Mario Búcaro Flores, in Argentina, in January 2023,” the statement said.
It said that the agreement promotes mutual understanding and cooperation between the countries, focusing on developing and strengthening diplomatic relations based on openness, mutual respect, the common good, and the principle of sovereign equality.
”The agreement allows for regular consultations and exchange of ideas on relations between the two countries and on international matters of common interest and mutual benefit. This would include direct contact between members of their diplomatic services and regular face-to-face or virtual consultation sessions between the foreign ministries.”
The statement said the agreement was signed by the Federation’s Ambassador to the ACS, Larry Vaughan, and Flores, with the diplomat saying, “This agreement is significant to the government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis in the pursuit of opportunities for capacity building and trade enhancement.”
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