The secretary general of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), June Soomer, made an official visit to Cuba, during which it was agreed that the 12th Ordinary Meeting of the ACS Ministerial Council would be held in Havana in March 2017.
As was covered in INTAL Connection no. 238, over the course of 2016, regional bodies have met to assess and expand economic relations and cooperation initiatives.
Cooperation-related ties have existed between the countries in the region for over four decades in areas such as health, education, the training of human resources, and energy.