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Article: Meeting the challenges of the 21st century. (Antigua and Barbuda through Venezuela: Latin America and the Caribbean, part 4)(The Nations Speak)
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- UN Chronicle
- Article date:
- March 1, 1995
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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Lester Bird, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, said debt was "strangling" efforts of countries in his region to breathe life into their economies. If a meaningful dialogue between the rich and poor nations did not begin soon, a stand-off in relations could "paralyze economic cooperation and progress on a global scale". In establishing the Association of Caribbean States on 24 July 1994 in Cartagena, Colombia, a major benefit would be "the promotion of the interests of our grouping in international forums". While Antigua and Barbuda had agreed to provide a safe haven for Haitian refugees and to contribute part of its military force ...