The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) (Also called the Asociacion de Estados del Caribe or Association des Etats de la Caraibe) was formed with the aim of promoting consultation, cooperation, and concerted action among all the countries of the Caribbean, comprising of 25 member states and 3 associate members. The Convention Establishing the ACS was signed on July 24 1994 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

The secretariat of the organization is located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

In December of 2004 during the 10th Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Council, the Turks and Caicos Islands formally sought to become a new associate member to the (ACS) article.

Member States

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Associate Member States

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• Aruba
• France (on behalf of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, and Martinique)
• Netherlands Antilles
• Turks and Caicos Islands (Pending the accession to the ACS Convention by the government.)

Summits

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The ACS has held four summits, at the level of heads of State and/or Government, at the moment:

• I ACS Summit, at Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, August 17 - 18 December 1995.
• II ACS Summit, at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 16 - 17 December 1999.
• III ACS Summit, at Isla Margarita, Venezuela, December 12 - 12 December 2001.
• IV ACS Summit, at Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá, July 29 2005.

External links

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• ACS website

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