The governments of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of Guatemala signed a historic settlement for diplomatic cooperation on Wednesday, Might 10, 2023 within the margins of the IX Summit of Head of the Affiliation of Caribbean States within the metropolis of Antigua, Guatemala.
This settlement is results of months of dialogue and negotiations between the Overseas Ministries of each international locations, following bilateral discussions between Saint Kitts and Nevis’ Overseas Minister, Dr. Denzil Douglas and his Guatemalan counterpart, Mr. Mario Búcaro Flores in Argentina, in January, 2023.
The settlement promotes mutual understanding and cooperation between the international locations with a give attention to growing and strengthening diplomatic relations primarily based on openness, mutual respect, the widespread good, and the precept of sovereign equality.
The settlement permits for normal consultations and change of concepts on relations between the 2 international locations in addition to on worldwide issues of widespread curiosity and mutual profit. This would come with direct contact between members of their diplomatic companies and common face-to-face or digital session classes between the overseas ministries.
Wednesday’s historic settlement was signed by Saint Kitts and Nevis’ Ambassador to the Affiliation of Caribbean States (ACS), Mr. Larry Vaughan and Guatemala’s Minister of Overseas Affairs, Mr. Mario Búcaro Flores. Ambassador Vaughan said that this settlement is critical to the federal government and folks of Saint Kitts and Nevis within the pursuit of alternatives for capability constructing and commerce enhancement.