Prime Minister Douglas heads St. Kitts and Nevis Delegation to CHOGM in Uganda
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| President of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (Photo Couresty Ugandan President's Office) |
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, NOVEMBER 21ST 2007 (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas is leading the Federation’s delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kampala, Uganda.
The November 23rd to 25th Meeting is one of the major International Meetings bringing together 53 countries in discussions, whose deliberations are in one common language, English. CHOGM brings together the businessmen and women, the youth, civil society representatives, and other Groupings within the Commonwealth.
Other members of the St. Kitts and Nevis delegation are Ambassador Extra-Ordinary and Plenipotentiary, His Excellency Mr. Wendell Lawrence and St. Kitts and Nevis High Commissioner to London, His Excellency Mr. James Williams.
This year’s Conference will be held under the theme: “Transforming Commonwealth Societies to achieve Political, Economic and Human Development.”
“The commitment to transforming society and uplifting the standard of living of our people has been the hallmark of our political and economic programmes for a long time now since we came into government. One of the major events for CHOGM 2007 will be the Retreat for the Heads of Government,” President of the Republic of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.~~Adz:Right~~
He said that the Retreat is an opportunity for the Leaders of the Commonwealth countries to build consensus on often difficult issues.
“It also gives us leaders the opportunity to engage in a more informal atmosphere, where we can focus on issues with an open mind on matters of concern to all our citizens,” said the Ugandan leader, who added that he was “confident and very optimistic that the Kampala CHOGM will produce a set of clear and measurable strategic principles on how to transform our societies to achieve political, economic and human development.”
