BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The Incoming President of the upcoming 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, His Excellency Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of Qatar, has been invited to visit the Caribbean and St. Kitts and Nevis.
The invitation was conveyed to the Qatar official during a meeting on Tuesday afternoon by current Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas when he visited the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the UN.
Qatari Ambassador and Incoming UN President, His Excellency Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
“The meeting was courteous and fruitful and was mainly to reinforce the enormous importance that the Caribbean Community Heads of Government and Peoples places on the upcoming United Nations High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases in September, and the follow up actions to be pursued from the Political Declaration as the Outcome Document,” said Prime Minister Douglas.
He said it was agreed that such can be integral in shaping the legacy of the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Prime Minister Douglas stressed again the need for the Head of State of Qatar to attend, and extended a special invitation for His Highness the Emir of Qatar to join other CARICOM Heads of State and Governments as a Guest to the Special Side Event to mark the occasion.
Dr. Douglas led the delegation in extending a special invitation to the incoming President to visit St. Kitts and Nevis and the Caribbean during the tenure of his Presidency.
Prime Minister Douglas was accompanied by the Troika of the Caucus of CARICOM Ambassadors, which is comprised of the Permanent Representatives of Barbados, The Bahamas and Belize, along with St. Kitts and Nevis’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations, His Excellency Ambassador Delano Bart, Q.C..
