CELAC ENERGY MINISTERS ADOPT MONTEGO BAY DECLARATION

Montego Bay, October 28 (PL)- The Second Meeting of Energy Ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) ended last weekend in this tourist city with the Montego Bay Declaration on Energy Security and Integration.

After two days of debates the ministers approved the document, prepared on the eve, by seniors officials, besides a Plan of Action to ensure the fulfillment of commitments contained in the text.

During the meeting the delegates insisted on the importance of working for a sustainable use of renewable resources such as water, wind, sun, which abound in many of the 33 CELAC countries, mainly in the Caribbean.

The closing of the event was attended by the State Minister for Science, technology, Energy and Mines of Jamaica, Julian Robinson and the Minister of the same portfolio, Phillip Paulwell.

The ceremony was also presided over by the Minister of Energy and Mines from Cuba (Pro-tempore president of CELAC) Alfredo Lopez, and his Venezuelan counterpart, Rafael Ramirez, as well as the general secretary of the Latin American Energy Organization, Victoria Oxilia.

In the final statements Paulwell assured that Montego Bay Declaration is a historical document aimed at working together for the regional progress of energy.

About 70 delegates from 22 member countries of CELAC attended the working sessions, besides representatives of regional such as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Latin American development Bank.

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