Association of Caribbean States
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The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) (Also called the Asociacion de Estados del Caribe or Association des Etats de la Caraibe) was formed with the aim of promoting consultation, cooperation, and concerted action among all the countries of the Caribbean, comprising of 25 member states and 3 associate members. The Convention Establishing the ACS was signed on July 24 1994 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
The secretariat of the organization is located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
In December of 2004 during the 10th Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Council, the Turks and Caicos Islands formally sought to become a new associate member to the (ACS) article.
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[edit] Member States
- Image:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda
- Image:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas
- Image:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados
- Image:Flag of Belize.svg Belize
- Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
- Image:Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg Costa Rica
- Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
- Image:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica
- Image:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
- Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
- Image:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada
- Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
- Image:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana
- Image:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti
- Image:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras
- Image:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
- Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
- Image:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua
- Image:Flag of Panama (bordered).svg Panama
- Image:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Image:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia
- Image:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Image:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname
- Image:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
- Image:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
[edit] Associate Member States
- Aruba
- France (on behalf of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, and Martinique)
- Netherlands Antilles
- Turks and Caicos Islands (Pending the accession to the ACS Convention by the government.)
[edit] Summits
The ACS has held four summits, at the level of heads of State and/or Government, at the moment:
- I ACS Summit, at Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, August 17 - 18 December 1995.
- II ACS Summit, at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 16 - 17 December 1999.
- III ACS Summit, at Isla Margarita, Venezuela, December 12 - 12 December 2001.
- IV ACS Summit, at Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá, July 29 2005.
[edit] External links
fr:Association des États de la Caraïbe lt:Karibų valstybių asociacija pt:Associação dos Estados do Caribe zh:加勒比海國家協會
