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| St. Kitts and Nevis' Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas (l), OAS Secretary General, His Excellency José Miguel Insulza (c) and OAS Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Ramdin (Photo by Erasmus Williams) |
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, NOVEMBER 16TH 2006 (CUOPM) The Inter-American agenda such as the promotion of democracy and human rights, developmental cooperation, security and the promotion of the peaceful settlements of disputes are expected to be among issues addressed ny St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas when he addresses a Protocollary Session of the Permanent Council of the Organisation of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C on Friday.
Prime Minister Douglas has been invited by the Secretary General of the OAS, His Excellency José Miguel Insulza, to address the Permanent Representatives of the 35-member Western Hemispheric organisation.
The St. Kitts and Nevis leader is also expected to provide an insight into his governments position other national, regional and international issues in areas such as foreign policy, education, health and information technology.
The Permanent Council of the Organisation reports directly to the General Assembly and has the powers assigned to it by the Charter and the other inter-American instruments and the functions entrusted to it by the General Assembly and the Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs.
~~Adz:Right~~The Permanent Council keeps vigilance over the maintenance of friendly relations among the member states and, for that purpose, effectively assists them in the peaceful settlement of their disputes and carries out those decisions of the General Assembly or of the Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs the implementation of which has not been assigned to any other body.
It also watches over the observance of the standards governing the operation of the General Secretariat and, when the General Assembly is not in session, adopts provisions of a regulatory nature that enable the General Secretariat to carry out its administrative functions.
The Permanent Council is composed of one representative of each member state, especially appointed by the respective government, with the rank of ambassador. Each government may appoint alternate representatives and advisers and, if necessary, accredit an acting representative.
The Assistant Secretary Gerneral of the Organization is the secretary of the Permanent Council and of its subsidiary bodies and committees.
The Council holds regular, special, and protocollary meetings, in accordance with its Rules of Procedure.
