The French island of Martinique will become the newest member of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in November, 2014.
Chairman of the OECS, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit made the announcement during a press conference in St. Vincent following its 59th meeting at the weekend.
Mr Skerrit said Heads of Government noted the progress made to date in ongoing negotiations with Martinique and the state of preparedness of Guadeloupe to commence negotiations and the request of St. Maarten for associate membership of the OECS.
“The authority agreed to the draft ascension agreement as a basis for finalizing Martinique’s associate membership of the OECS”.
He said the Heads further agreed to the signing of this agreement at the 60th meeting of the Authority scheduled for November, 2014.
“We are very pleased with that decision,” Mr Skerrit said. He added that the citizens of Martinique, who have been calling for this for some time, would be happy that the negotiations are finally over.
He also commended the OECS Secretariat for its efforts in the negotiation process.
Source- DV News
