{"id":303974,"date":"2023-06-12T14:45:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T18:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=303974"},"modified":"2023-06-13T10:23:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T14:23:13","slug":"ambassador-of-france-to-the-oecs-presents-his-credentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/ambassador-of-france-to-the-oecs-presents-his-credentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador of France to the OECS presents his credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"story__headlines\" role=\"heading\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/-h5VbZZeOxix0usSePgNcf4Y8xJxsz-2K-wo0A4M8gmVdzoyTutKitH9afDcDljdliAsEyI_bge_mCxfu6hFtL5tGqe7QtyWggnpPWWfTBSU3HteF36CNZInFI4rvvdCKAnukaq-1omcZbRrNqsBwTHN4Kq0s8R99g=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com\/6c3dd2ed-3f1b-454a-80b6-09002b61dc01\/-\/preview\/580x386\/-\/format\/auto\/\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-intro\"><strong>The Ambassador of France to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), H.E. Francis Etienne presented his Letters of Credence to the Director General of the OECS, Dr. Didacus Jules at a ceremony held on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"story__content story__content--with-wells\">In accepting the Letters of Credence, Dr. Jules extended a warm welcome to Ambassador Etienne and stated that he was extremely pleased with the level of cooperation between France and the OECS.\u00a0 He further stated that<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cThe OECS values greatly, France\u2019s commitment to strengthening development efforts regionally, and is appreciative of the support received over the years\u201d.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Director General noted that OECS Member States and France have had a long history of cooperation and friendly relations dating back to the early 1990s. He highlighted that the engagements covered extensive regional programs of cooperation in many areas including joint ventures, trade, and investment, training in eco-tourism, agriculture, health care, language training, disaster preparedness, energy, climate change, and the environment.\u00a0 In conveying the Commission\u2019s gratitude, the Director General further stated that<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cWe continue to be thankful for the tremendous benefits which have accrued to our Member States as a result of the successful implementation of those programmes.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In his remarks, Ambassador Etienne stated that it was an honour\u00a0to present his Letters of Credence to the Director General. He expressed his pleasure in being the representative of France to the OECS, charged with responsibility to foster collaboration between the Government and people of France and the Organisation.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on regional integration within the OECS, Ambassador Etienne stated that,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cRegional integration must be our aim, not only for peace but for prosperity. We want our peoples and regions to prosper and therefore we must do everything we can to enhance cooperation between people, institutions, civil societies and governments.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Ambassador, in closing his remarks, reaffirmed the commitment of France to support the OECS in realizing its extraordinary potential.<\/p>\n<p>During a courtesy meeting held immediately after the Ceremony, the Director General and the Ambassador exchanged views on a number of possible new areas for development cooperation initiatives between the OECS and France, and agreed to commence discussions on those in the immediate future.<\/p>\n<p>Formal diplomatic relations between the OECS and France were established in 2010.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<section class=\"story__content story__content--with-wells\">\u00a0<\/section>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/nSxt-tywGhU<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ambassador of France to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), H.E. 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